What are the roots of fundamentalism?
Helena Norberg-Hodge
Founder of ISEC
Downloads
- Unfortunately, downloads are not available for this speaker.
In order to view the videos online at Big Picture TV, you need to install the Macromedia Flash Player 8 (or later) and have Javascript enabled in your browser.
About the video: ‘What are the roots of fundamentalism?’
Helena Norberg-Hodge looks at the root causes of fundamentalist terrorism and ethnic violence. She sees the problem as being largely one of economics. Greater competition is forcing smaller businesses into bankruptcy while others have no choice but to merge. Jobs are being lost all around the world, thereby creating a climate of stress and instability. The friction that results can often leads to violence as national governments favour certain ethnic groups and not others. This is exacerbated by western values which erode local cultural identities.
Total views: 3,819
Filmed: World Summit on Sustainable Development. Johannesburg, South Africa on 1 September 2002
Credits: Interviewer - Michael O'Callaghan Camera - Michael O'Callaghan Editor - Marcus Morrell
Copyright © 2002 Global Vision Consulting Ltd
About Helena Norberg-Hodge
Founder of the International Society for Ecology and Culture (ISEC) and Co-Founder of the International Forum on Globalization (IFG). A linguist by training and a native of Sweden, Helena has been extremely critical of conventional notions of development. She first visited Ladakh in 1975 and founded the Ladakh Project to provide Ladakhis with the means with which they could make more informed choices about their own future.
In recognition for her work she was given a Right Livelihood Award in 1986, also known as the ‘Alternative Nobel Prize.’
She is the author of the highly acclaimed “Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh” (1991).
She is on the International Commission on the Future of Food and Agriculture.
Other videos with Helena Norberg-Hodge
Helena Norberg-Hodge
What does economic globalization entail?
Helena Norberg-Hodge talks about globalization. She explains how governments across the political spectrum pander to private sector demands, often at the expense of smaller businesses.…
Recorded: 1 September 2002
Helena Norberg-Hodge
What are the benefits of supporting local food? (Part One)
In the first part of this two-part series, Helena Norberg-Hodge talks about the benefits that supporting the local food economy can bring to both consumers and producers. By shortening…
Recorded: 1 September 2002
Helena Norberg-Hodge
What are the benefits of supporting local food? (Part Two)
In the second part of this two-part series, Helena Norberg-Hodge explains why supporting the local food economy needn’t mean we stop buying coffee, tropical fruits and other…
Recorded: 1 September 2002
Helena Norberg-Hodge
Can GM solve the problem of global hunger?
Many Bio-tech companies market their GM seeds using the claim that GM is the answer to world hunger. Here, Norberg-Hodge explains how these profit-driven corporations are in reality…
Recorded: 1 September 2002
Related videos
Kai Brand-Jacobsen
How can we understand violence?
Brand-Jacobsen talks about how violence is built in to the fabric of our present social, economic and political systems. He talks about three levels of violence that pervade society…
Recorded: 4 November 2004
Kai Brand-Jacobsen
What are the historical roots of terrorism?
Kai talks about how the roots of terrorism can be traced back to the rise of colonialism in the 16th and 17th centuries. He explains how imperialism led to race ideology –…
Recorded: 4 November 2004
Jerry Mander
What is the impact of agribusiness on the world?
Jerry Mander describes the hugely destructive effects of agribusiness on local economies in developing countries. Agribusiness creates profit maximization by amassing large land…
Recorded: 24 January 2005
Julia Butterfly Hill
How can we make sustainability mainstream?
Campaigner and environmental activist Julia Butterfly Hill reflects on the concept of sustainability and what it will take to make it mainstream. She talks about the power of individual…
Recorded: 22 April 2005
Majid Tehranian
What are the roots of terrorism? (Part One)
Professor Tehranian talks about the history and culture of terrorism and its varied causes and responses. The object of terrorist activity is to paralyze people through fear, a…
Recorded: 26 May 2005
Patrick Holden
What is wrong with intensive farming?
As Director of the U.K.’s largest organic certifier, Patrick Holden talks about the agricultural crisis brought about by fifty years of intensive farming. He describes how…
Recorded: 11 March 2004
