identity politics
Noun
Meaning
identity politics (uncountable)
(politics) Politics focusing on the self-interest and perspectives of people in various groupings, such as ethnicity, race, religion, gender, and sexual orientation.
Synonym: identitarian polititics
Examples
Giving votes in exchange for ideological support. To wit: identity politics for homosexuals.
In the US, Great Britain and Western Europe, state and civil society acculturate immigrants into a militant identity politics. Essentially, newcomers are taught to hate their hosts.
It is because of identity politics – we are, sadly, becoming more tribal. The expectation seems to be that a writer from each tribe must tell the story of that tribe. I'm Turkish but also many other things. For me, imagination is a desire to transcend boundaries. When we write, we can be multiple.
Identity politics are wearisome; you don't want to go on speaking for any one group as a writer.
Partly, identity politics is a result of economic failure.
I'm not a big fan of identity politics and sort of picking one thing and defining yourself with it.