Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Identity politics are politics primarily concerned about the interests and identity of a particular group, rather than the policy issues which relate to all members of the community. The group identity can be based on race, class, religion, sex, sexuality or other criteria. This article is about group-based movements in politics which claim to represent the interests of their exclusive group. Although most political parties target particular constituencies or demographics more than others, this is typically not the core part of their ideology. Often identity politics is a form of victim politics, where a group identifies themselves as oppressed, and seek either to end that oppression, or to use that oppression to justify their actions in other spheres. Even majority groups often want to see themselves as oppressed. Alternatively, groups may engage in supremacist politics, where they seek to dominate other groups for what they see as legitimate reasons. A middle way between these two extremes is separatism, where the group seek to isolate themselves from other groups, something which is rarely possible in practical politics. Nationalism in general may be regarded as a form of identity politics within the wider international community. Examples of identity politics within nations: Feminism Gay rights Masculism White separatism Black separatism This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.