and i worried mind you again at the end, but our author francis fukuyama will be in the book signing tent afterwards signing books in the books are for sale in one of the other tense to go by the book and then come meet him and get your book signed at the end. the format i think we will do for this is frank and i will talk for about 25-30 minutes conversation and then we will opened up to the graph for 15 or 20 minutes for q&a. it looks like there are two mics but probably the best bet is when it's time to ask questions is to come up, lined up behind the first fight back. if not close enough i may nag you to move closer because we're being televised live and the people at home all over the country who are watching what you get a question as well as us. it's a a great privilege for mo introduce francis fukuyama and it is going to read his bio and then we will get going. francis fukuyama is senior fellow at stanford universities freeman spogli institute for international studies and director of its and our democracy development and the rule of law. he's taught at the school of advanced

says is a traditional left right spectrum of politics giving way to one defined by identity francis fukuyama thanks for joining me up front in your new book identity you argue that so-called identity politics is one of the chief threats to liberal democracies today how do you define identity politics and how is what you all saying any different to what conservatives have been complaining about for years well identity is based on this feeling that i have this inner self that's not being adequately recognized and what i want more than resources are actually recognition and respect and that's what drives groups to enter into politics because they feel as members of groups particularly they've been marginalized that they're not getting respect and they want. from the political system and liberal democracy is based on individuals not group memberships and you know these there's some very thoughtful parts of the book and then there's bits where you make some sweeping statement you say black clothes right is fighting for equality and basic rights are you still extremist group terrorist group whatev

our speaker tonight doctor francis fukuyama, a political scientist, political economist and best-selling author who serves as a distinguished senior fellow at stanford university's institute for international studies as well as the center of democracy development and through the flaw. he previously taught at the school of advanced international studies at johns hopkins as well as the george mason university school of public policy and served as a researcher at the rand corporation and the deputy director of policy planning theg staff and in addition to his latest book is the author of political orde order and politil decay the origins of political order in perhaps the most famous the end of history as the last man trust in americ america but crossroads. the advisory council for the democracy fund indian alumni of harvard university where he received his phd. after doctor francis fukuyama's talk code studies at the adi previously serving as the director for politics and government at ut austin as well as special assistant to the president for policy for president george w. bush and a poli