In India, politics is shaped not just by ideologies and policies, but by identity—how people see themselves and how they are seen by others. Whether caste, religion, language, or gender… ...

The donkey and elephant became political symbols in the United States through a combination of political satire and popular culture, primarily driven by cartoonists in the 19th century.

In the context of modern social culture, rallies and protests can also be viewed as political rituals. Politicians use symbols, slogans and collective action to convey political messages.

What do Pennsylvania, Illinois, Nebraska, Mississippi, Michigan, Utah, Minnesota, Maine, South Carolina and Massachusetts — states that span U.S. regions and the political divide — have in common?

or what the American anthropologist Clifford Geertz dubbed “maps,” guiding adherents through social and political space. Like all maps, ideologies amount to an interpretation of what is ...

hit by raids and tangled up in expensive litigation under new state laws outlawing Nazi symbols and salutes. Forming a political party was “the only way we’re going to be protected” from ...

From personal experience, I can tell you that seeing a pride flag displayed at City Hall isn’t just symbolic — and it certainly isn’t political ... and to erase symbols of progress.

French President Emmanuel Macron's political party wants to ban minors under 15 from wearing the Muslim headscarf in public, with the government set to review a report Wednesday on the ...