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War and Moral Rebels
Season 2 · Episode 118

War and Moral Rebels

Psychology Professor Catherine Sanderson discusses moral rebels and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Politicology

March 30, 202257m 0s

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Show Notes

Poler Family Professor and chair of the psychology department at Amherst College Dr. Catherine Sanderson joins Ron Steslow to look at the psychological phenomenon of “moral rebels” and vis-a-vis Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.


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(01:21) What is a moral rebel?


(3:14) The bystander effect in global crises 


(08:00) Russians standing up against the war 


(14:35) Why we’re drawn to moral rebels


(24:38) The importance of character


Read Catherine’s book Why We Act: Turning Bystanders into Moral Rebelshttps://bit.ly/3ITMVSa 


Listen to our earlier conversation about being moral rebels: https://link.chtbl.com/R_XnsySd


Follow Catherine and Ron on Twitter:


https://twitter.com/SandersonSpeaks


https://twitter.com/RonSteslow

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