Order and chaos - why the left keeps losing

In this episode Rafael Behr talks to Cambridge University political psychologist Dr Lee de-Wit about the problem with progressive arguments over patriotism, and Labour's constant struggle to connect with socially conservative voters.Links mentioned in this episode:Dr Lee de-Wit's Cambridge University homepage https://www.psychol.cam.ac.uk/people/lee-de-witArnold Kling's bookhttps://cdn.cato.org/libertarianismdotorg/books/ThreeLanguagesOfPolitics.pdfHaidt and Moral Foundations Theoryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_foundations_theoryTariq Modood's sitehttp://www.tariqmodood.comYouGov poll on immigrationhttps://blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexit/2019/09/13/what-policy-do-british-voters-want-on-eu-immigration-is-there-a-hidden-consensus/Dr Lee de-Wit's book http://eandtbooks.com/books/whats-your-bias/Dr Lee de-Wit's recent article in the Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/may/11/politics-left-right-tories-advantage-labourPolitics on the Couch has just been selected by Feedspot as one of the Top 25 UK Psychology Podcasts on the web.This is the most comprehensive list of Top 25 UK Psychology Podcasts on the internet and we're honored to have been selected!https://blog.feedspot.com/uk_psychology_podcastsThis podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Rafael Behr examines how our minds respond to politics and how politicians mess with our minds.In each episode an expert from the world of politics, psychology, history or philosophy joins Raf on our 'couch' to discuss what's driving our political thought and behaviour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.