“THAT IS NOT WHO WE ARE! Populism and Stories of Peoplehood,” Lecture 2 with Rogers Smith, University of Pennsylvania

Event time: 
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 - 4:00pm through 5:30pm
Location: 
Institution for Social and Policy Studies (PROS77 ), A002
77 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Speaker: 
Rogers Smith, the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Associate Dean for Social Sciences, University of Pennsylvania
Event description: 

EP&E 2018 CASTLE LECTURE SERIES

Professor Rogers Smith, the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Associate Dean for Social Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, will deliver three Castle Lectures this year on the domestic politics of the global economy on October 23, October 24, and October 25th. The Yale Program in Ethics, Politics and Economics (EP&E) is sponsoring the lecture series which will take place at the Institution for Social Policy Studies (ISPS).

Lecture II: “What Makes a Good Story?”
Authoritarian, repressive populist stories of peoplehood must be combatted by more egalitarian and inclusive narratives. To be effective, these stories must resonate with the existing identities and interests of the people they seek to persuade. They must also include respect for all the diverse members of that people, and be responsive to their different values and needs.

Note on the Castle Lectures: Each year the Dean of Yale College appoints a Castle Lecturer in Ethics, Politics and Economics to deliver a series of lectures to promote awareness of and sensitivity to ethical issues facing individuals in complex modern societies. Intended to foster interdisciplinary reflection on the moral foundations of society and government, the lectures were endowed by Mr. John K. Castle to honor his ancestor the Reverend James Pierpont, one of the University’s original founders. Yale University Press co-sponsors the lectures and publishes each set of lectures as a book.

Open to: 
General Public