Identity : contemporary identity politics and the struggle for recognition

In Identity, Fukuyama shows that populist nationalism is not motivated by economic concerns, but rather by the demand for recognition of one’s identity – and therefore cannot be satisfied simply by economic means. All over the world, identity politics based on religion, ethnicity and gender are on the rise. This has resulted in the upsurge of politicized Islam, of identity politics based on ethnic minorities and of anti-immigrant populism.