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identity politics

Dossiers

Illustration von Jasmina El Bouamraoui

Identity Politics: What unites us

Published: 2 December 2021

With this page we want to create a contribution to the introduction to the topic of identity politics. What does the term actually mean, What is currently being discussed and where we want to head as a society?

Articles

Schriftzug über einer Treppe: "Welcome to the common room"

Are identity politics inevitable in order to stand up for (one's) rights?

Published: 26 January 2022

Left-wing identity politics must be more about foregrounding people’s common concerns and not their common characteristics, says Dr. Julia Ehrt, Executive Director at ILGA World.

By Dr. Julia Ehrt

Syrische Frauenaktivistinnen sitzen in einem Sitzungssaal vor Mikrofonen

The Syrian Women's Advisory Board – lessons to be learned

Published: 26 January 2022

An example of misunderstood identity and representation politics on the part of the UN: the international intervention to include Syrian women in the negotiation process was not a success.

Gender Identity

Malaysia’s hysterical obsession over one transwoman and the struggle for true political reform

Published: 20 January 2022

Only Sajat, a successful entrepreneur and social media influencer in Malaysia, has been targeted by the government and the public for years - mostly because of her gender identity.

smoking on the floor

Every. Body. Else

Published: 10 December 2021

By Isaiah Lopaz

Illustration von Jasmina El Bouamraoui

Identity Politics Has Always Existed How Do We Deal with the Vagueness of the Term? A Suggestion

Published: 6 December 2021

A democratic, human rights oriented ‘We’ has to be interested in bringing transparency into the thicket of identity politics.

By Ines Kappert

Illustration von Jasmina El Bouamraoui

Identity politics - What does it constitute? Who is it there for?

Published: 2 December 2021

We want to create a space for power-critical engagement with debates around identity politics.

By Barbara Unmüßig, Josephine Apraku, Lou Herbst, Gita Herrmann, Ines Kappert and Jana Prosinger

chalk in every color of the rainbow

School as a Battlefield: The Debate on Sexuality Education in Ukraine

Published: 1 December 2021

Over the past decade, activists and CSOs have argued with conservative and religious groups in Ukraine over the introduction of the so-called “comprehensive sexuality education” in Ukrainian schools.

By Maryna Shevtsova

Illustration von Jasmina El Bouamraoui

Statements From Everyday Life - One Option for the Argumentation Around Identity Politics

Published: 1 December 2021

Statements we encounter in conversations about left-wing identity politics which it is important to respond to.

By Josephine Apraku and Lou Herbst

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