Voldemort Is Not The Problem

What if Voldemort isn't actually the main villain of Harry Potter?
What if he's a symptom rather than the actual problem - a symptom of something truly sinister (I'm not saying that Voldemort isn't sinister btw)

This week's video draws on research into how radicalisation develops across the world, alongside Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson's research on Why Nations Fail.

And maybe rather than focussing on destroying these individual monsters, there is another route

Chapters
00:00 - 02:13 Introduction
02:13 - 05:16 The Reality of the Wizard-ing World
05:16 - 06:33 Where Does Voldemort Fit In?
06:33 - 09:24 How Extremism Emerges?
09:24 - 11:52 The Real Villain
11:52 - 13:37 The Slippery Slope
13:37 - 15:27 The Warning in Harry Potter
15:27 - 17:32 The Benevolent Individual Argument
17:32 - 27:45 Why Nations Fail
27:45 - 28:32 The REAL Message in Harry Potter
28:32 - 31:11 Unanswered Questions in Harry Potter

Visual Elements and Assets Credits

Hogsmeade - Universal Orlando
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Sorting Hat 3D Model by Arham Mustafa Chaudhry
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Dobby The House Elf 3D Model by ChloeRobynSmith
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Character images and likenesses featured are from the Harry Potter film series, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. All copyright and trademark rights belong to Warner Bros. Pictures and the original creators. This content is used under fair use principles for educational/commentary and parody purposes.

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Sources & Further Reading

McCauley, C. & Moskalenko, S. (2008)
“Mechanisms of Political Radicalization: Pathways Toward Terrorism.” Terrorism and Political Violence, 20(3), 415–433.
https://doi.org/10.1080/09546550802073367

Acemoglu, D. & Robinson, J. A. (2012)
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty. Crown Publishing.

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