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The rise of national-populism, communitarianism and identity claims across the world, even in countries where democracies seemed so well established, raises questions. While democracy is struggling to cure certain social ills, democratic governance itself is being challenged by populist votes, and human rights are being questioned, identity and the nation seem to be a money-spinner. The refuge of identity is breeding ground for ever more radical movements that promote political violence. Identitarianism appears as a challenge to the rule of law, which damages public debate and seeks to alter freedoms. It fuels both the most conservative rhetoric and certain progressive discourses. It tramples on the universalism of human rights, making dialogue between citizens ever more difficult. How has this resentment in societies spread? As political positions become intransigent and extremist movements gain momentum, this round table proposes a dialogue between the writer Kamel Daoud and the political scientist Pierre de Senarclens in order to put these various questions into perspective and think of solutions to escape this trap, drawing inspiration in particular from great humanist thinkers. Welcome words: Céline Carrère, Director of the Global Studies Institute, UNIGE Frédéric Esposito, President of Human Rights Week, GSI Léo Kaneman, Founder and Honorary President of the FIFDH Olga Hidalgo-Weber, lecturer at the GSI, UNIGE Speakers: Kamel Daoud, writer, winner of the 2024 Prix Goncourt Pierre de Senarclens, political scientist Moderation: Olga Hidalgo-Weber, lecturer at the GSI, UNIGE https://www.unige.ch/cite/evenements/...