War and Moral Rebels Politicology

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 Rebels: https://bit.ly/3ITMVSa 

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

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