World Unfiltered 

Guest: Prof. Ayşe Zarakol/ University of Cambridge

Presenter: Prof. Scott Lucas


Timestamps:

3:17 With the notion of "democracy" v. "autocracy", are we in danger of returning to a Cold War or "clash of civilizations" narrative?

5:48 How do we begin to understand "East" and "West" in your work?

8:04 Having working in the UK and US, do you think that you are in something called "the West"?

10:19 From your experience, do people in Turkey, Russia, or China see themselves as being inside "the East"?

12:11 Do you foresee a time when people's reference point will start with China?

14:34 How does "stigma" operate in marking out the response of people to social hierarchies?

17:46 Do Turkish political leaders feel stigmatized or do they exploit that feeling in others?

19:50  Is Turkey always consigned to be in a state of limbo?

21:30  How do we shift cultural frameworks to reject hierarchy?

25:18  Can there be an international movement to remove hierarchies?

29:42 What did you mean in your recent caution about "American exceptionalism": "This could happen to you"?

35:07 What does Professor Ayşe Zarakol believe in?

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