Embracing Empathy and Responsible Power, with Dr. Claire Yorke

Are power and empathy incompatible? Dr. Claire Yorke joins the " Values & Interests " podcast to discuss her new book, "Empathy in Politics and Leadership." Yorke showcases real-life examples of leaders who embraced empathy to build more inclusive power structures while simultaneously avoiding the politically disastrous trap of blind idealism. The episode unpacks zero-sum versus more inclusive models of power, the distinction between cognitive and emotional empathy, and why moral leadership grounded in empathy is necessary but insufficient on its own for open societies to thrive. Dr. Claire Yorke a senior lecturer at Deakin University, based in Canberra, and the author of " Empathy in Politics and Leadership " published by Yale University (2025). For more, go to:

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Embracing Empathy and Responsible Power, with Dr. Claire Yorke is an episode from Carnegie Council Podcasts by Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs.

This episode is 49:16 long.

This episode was published on Dec 18, 2025.

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