0:00 Intro

2:16 Pursuits Abroad

7:23 Common Identity

13:46 Social Pact

22:34 Higher Interest of the States

40:02 Institutionalized Country

51:52 October 17

1:02:21 Groups & Individuals

We're with Ramzi Abou Ismail for Episode 257 of The Beirut Banyan.

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We discuss political psychology within the Lebanese context and dive into issues related to shared identity, Lebanon's social pact and a lacking higher interest of the state.

Our conversation includes the role of institutions when examining common destiny, politics born out of October 17 and the relationship between groups and individuals and a sense of belonging.

Ramzi Abou Ismail is a Political Psychologist and Doctoral Researcher at University of Kent.

Follow Ramzi on Instagram: @the.political.psychologist

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Music by Marc Codsi. Animation & illustration by Sana Chaaban.