Humankind is conceived as primarily motivated by neurochemically mediated emotions resulting from genetic make-up and environmental influences, emplo… - Nayef Al-Rodhan

Cultural essentialism is, thus, intimately tied to power relations. Fixity, homogeneity and separateness are prioritised within an essentialist framework. Therefore, part of any effort to resist essentialism is recognising diversity within difference, contingency, mutability and connectedness.

In order to stop the cycle of disenfranchisement, frustration, and discontent, dignity must be central, paving the way for a governance model that is affordable, acceptable, and applicable to various regional and cultural sensibilities.

A set of global values in keeping with human nature and dignity need to be identified and developed.