What makes people agree to the extension of political rights to those they clearly dislike? Sten Widmalm presents the main findings from his book Political Tolerance in the Global South: Images from India, Pakistan and Uganda (Routledge 2016). The presentation offers an account of the factors that shape the foundations of a society and its capacity to be democratic, but where the need for the protection of human rights is great and where the state is either weak or even constitutes a counter-force against the rights of individuals and groups.

Sten Widmalm is Professor in Political Science at the Department of Government, Uppsala University Sweden. More information.