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What’s Politics #2 - Race is Fiction. Racism is Real

Peter Beattie, Political Economist and Political Psychologist, Chinese University of Hong Kong

21-Sep-23 15:00

What’s Politics #2 - Race is Fiction. Racism is Real

What's Politics is a series where we delve into political concepts, ideas, and questions and explore how they impact all of us.  

“Race” is a concept that has shaped how a large majority of people in many parts of the world see themselves and each other. However, as we learn more about this concept, it becomes evident that race is a man-made idea but with very real, pervasive and devastating impacts towards communities. We explore this with Peter Beattie, political economist and political psychologist at Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).

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Produced by: Dashran Yohan

Presented by: Dashran Yohan


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Categories:  Law/Activism

Tags:  race,  racism,  systemic racism,  racial inequality,  racial discrimination,  ethnicity, 


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