Political Points Psi Chi Chapter @ HELP University

Hey guys, the second episode of Political Points is here! In this episode, we're joined by Ms. Elaine to discuss authoritarianism in Southeast Asia 🇲🇾🇲🇲🇹🇭 Our host and guest will be discussing how cultural dimensions, social threat, and evolving authoritarian practices help contribute to the resilient nature of authoritarianism in SEA. Once again, sit back, relax, and have a cup of tea/coffee while you listen in and we hope you enjoy the podcast! 🎧



For those looking for specific bits and pieces that might interest them 🧐 the timestamps for this podcast are as follows:



04:06 Cultural dimensions of Southeast Asian Nations

18:34 Social threat

34:35 Evolving authoritarian practices

51:55 What can be done?



We hope that, by listening to this podcast, you can better understand how authoritarianism has been firmly rooted in Southeast Asia for so long. With knowledge said knowledge at hand, each of us has the ability to better engage with/influence the world around us 😊



Note: this podcast was recorded on the 11th of May 2021

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Political Points EP. 1: 2020 US Election 



Drummm rollll, the first episode of Political Points has arrived! In this episode, we're joined by Ms. Elaine and Mr. Wei-Han to discuss the 2020 US election and politics in all their glory. Social Psychology is the name of the game when it comes to psychology as well as politics, and our guests will be tackling topics like impression management, human biases and prejudice, as well as voter cynicism, so sit back, relax, and have a good time listening, ladies and gentlemen!

For those looking for specific bits and pieces that might interest them, the timestamps for this podcast are as follows: 

03.38 Impression management - 03.40 Trump's deflection strategies - 10.54 Social bubbles & echo chambers - 15.46 Human biases and prejudice - 23.52 System Justification Theory - 32.12 Prejudice - 44.14 Voter cynicism - 54.40 Political polarization - 55.10 Dangers of catastrophizing - 01.00.40 Engaging nuances of the world - 01.04.05 Ways to avoid extremism 

We hope that by listening to this podcast you can better understand and unpack the complexity and messiness of the recent US election as well as Trump's past 4-year presidential term. By better equipping ourselves with knowledge, we can more readily change the world.



Note: This podcast was recorded on the 4th of November 2020 



That marks the end of our first episode of Political Points. Stay tuned for future episodes! Till then, stay safe and bye bye.



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