Who’s afraid of the rainbow? Why diversity isn’t a problem, but can be the solution

Lecture and discussion with Melanie Jaeger-Erben

Issues such as migration, equality, climate policy, sexual self-determination, Ecology and diversity are presented almost exclusively as problems, as a burden on society, in political debates and the media. Economic growth through rearmament, by contrast, is increasingly seen as the solution. How is this possible? What role do the continuing patriarchal structures in society play?

What role does diversity play in shaping society and political decision-making? And why does diversity frighten so many people, even though society could benefit so greatly from it?