Raisina Dialogue 2024 | Woke Politics | How can institutions and capital allocators navigate the culture wars? | The word ‘woke’, once a neutral descriptor that conveyed a wider awareness of racial and social issues, is now a signifier for a deep and politicised cleavage between left and right. Culture wars have taken over the discourse of both boardrooms and academic institutions; a stark divide between ‘woke’ and ‘anti-woke’ positions have sharpened through social media mobilisation. Bankers, politicians and celebrities have been forced to take sides. Universities are both incubators of and battlefields for extreme positions on either side, whether through student and faculty protests or decisions by boards and funders.

Is conflict brewing between those in positions of leadership in institutions and others in non-leadership positions?

Can institutions of higher learning balance academic freedom with unbridled social justice activism?

How can institutions and capital allocators navigate the culture wars? Or has the ‘S’ in ESG become synonymous with wokeness?

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