David Keen

Professor of Conflict Studies, London School of Economics and Political Science

David Keen is professor of conflict studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His most recent book is Shame: The Politics and Power of an Emotion (2023).

Written by David Keen

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FAIRNESS AND EQUALITY

Blame the ‘greedy bastards’, and you protect the greedy systems

The most vehement and damaging charges of ‘greed’ get directed at precisely those who are being stripped of everything

by David Keen

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SHAME AND GUILT

Personal and political shaming is running hot, yet it doesn’t work

When passions run high so does the urge to shame wrongdoers. But if the goal is to change, shamers should think twice

by David Keen