Do nations need borders? | David Blunkett, Elif Sarican, Eric Kaufmann

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Published on December 16, 2019 5:16:58 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76RhTFQWlmY

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Is nationhood simply the accident of tribal border disputes, or even an unjust means of holding onto the spoils? Or does nationality give a deeper sense of a shared culture and community that benefits everyone? Watch the full debate: https://iai.tv/video/nations-borders-and-history?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Description&utm_campaign=nations

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Former Home Secretary David Blunkett, Birkbeck professor of politics and author of Whiteshift Eric Kaufmann, and Kurdish independence movement activist Elif Sarican debate what makes a nation. Ella Whelan hosts.

David Blunkett: Former Education Secretary, and Home Secretary during the Blair years, David Blunkett oversaw the UK’s response to 9/11. He is also a broadcaster and columnist for the Daily Mail.

Eric Kauffman: Eric Kaufmann is professor of politics at Birkbeck, University of London. He specialises in nationalism, political demography, and demography of the religious and irreligious.

Elif Sarican: Elif Sarican is an Anthropologist at the London School of Economics and an activist in the Kurdish Women’s Movement.

Ella Whelan: Ella Whelan is co-convenor of the Battle of Ideas festival and a columnist for Spiked.

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