Key insights

• 🗳️ The Brexit vote revealed deep societal divisions based on age, education, class, and geography
• 🌍 Contemporary politics reflects a conflict between globalization supporters and skeptics
• 🚪 Influence of immigration and sovereignty on 'Leavers' demonstrated the need for understanding opposing perspectives
• 🌐 Urgent need for a new vision of inclusive globalization, recognizing its positive benefits
• 🤝 Misconceptions around immigration and globalization require lifelong civic engagement and shared community interaction
• 🌍 Addressing concerns of both refugee populations and host communities is crucial for responsible politics and fostering supportive attitudes towards globalization

Q&A

• What does the speech emphasize about responsible politics and fostering supportive attitudes towards globalization?

  The speech underscores the importance of responsible politics in fostering supportive attitudes towards globalization and the need to address the concerns of both refugee populations and host communities. It also calls for inclusivity and shared understanding in a globalized world.

• How does the speech address the public's misconceptions about immigration and globalization?

  The speech highlights the importance of addressing the public's misconceptions about immigration and globalization through lifelong civic engagement and interaction across diverse communities. It emphasizes the equal sharing of globalization benefits to avoid exclusion and intolerance.

• What is the message about inclusive globalization in the speech?

  The speech stresses the need to change the narrative of globalization to be more inclusive and understanding for those who feel left behind, as seen in the rise of nationalist sentiments in various countries. It recognizes the urgent need for a new vision of inclusive globalization and the positive benefits it can bring.

• What is the need for liberal internationalists highlighted in the speech?

  The speaker acknowledges the need for liberal internationalists to better understand the perspectives of those who voted to leave, emphasizing the importance of bridging the gap between opposing viewpoints.

• What were the factors that influenced the opinions of 'Leavers' in the Brexit vote?

  The opinions of 'Leavers' were largely influenced by immigration, sovereignty, and a desire to take back control. The vote revealed divisions based on age, education, class, and geography. Contemporary politics is now about globalization and the divide between those who embrace it and those who fear it.

• What is the speaker's reaction to the Brexit vote?

  The speaker expresses shock and dismay over the Brexit vote and its aftermath, highlighting the emergence of deep divisions and xenophobia in British society. He questions whether Brexit was a sudden occurrence or a result of deeper structural factors and explores its implications for the world, as well as how to respond to it.

• 00:13 The speaker expresses shock and dismay over the Brexit vote and its aftermath, highlighting the deep divisions and xenophobia that have emerged in British society. He questions whether the event was a sudden occurrence or a result of deeper structural factors. The speech raises the questions of what Brexit represents for the world and how to respond to it.
• 02:56 The Brexit vote revealed divisions based on age, education, class, and geography. Contemporary politics is now about globalization and the divide between those who embrace it and those who fear it. The opinions of 'Leavers' were largely influenced by immigration, sovereignty, and a desire to take back control. The speaker acknowledges the need for liberal internationalists to better understand the perspectives of those who voted to leave.
• 05:38 The need to change the narrative of globalization to be more inclusive and understanding for those who feel left behind, as seen in the rise of nationalist sentiments in various countries.
• 08:39 Globalization needs to be more inclusive and benefit everyone; Reclaiming inclusive globalization is important for addressing fear, alienation, xenophobia, and nationalism; Civic education is crucial to bridge the gap between public perception and empirical reality.
• 11:29 The public has misconceptions about immigration and globalization, and it's important to address this misinformation through lifelong civic engagement and interaction across diverse communities. Benefits of globalization should be shared equally to avoid exclusion and intolerance.
• 14:09 The importance of addressing the concerns of both refugee populations and host communities, the need for responsible politics to foster supportive attitudes towards globalization, and the call for inclusivity and shared understanding in a globalized world.