Feb 21, 2023
This the second of a special three-part series on polarization. In today’s episode, we consider what writers, researchers, and scholars say we can learn from the history of polarization in other countries and learn about some of their potential solutions for polarization.
Today’s episode features researchers
Jay J. Van Bavel
and
Dominic J. Packer,
co-authors of
The Power of Us: Harnessing Our Shared Identities to Improve
Performance, Increase Cooperation, and Promote Social
Harmony.
We also hear from
Dr. Hahrie Han,
Professor of Political Science and the Director of the
SNF Agora Institute
at Johns Hopkins University;
Uriel Epshtein,
Executive Director of the
Renew Democracy Initiative;
Joshua Fryday,
Chief Service Officer for the State of California with
California Volunteers;
and
Evan Mawarire,
a Zimbabwean clergyman who founded #ThisFlag Citizen’s
Movement.
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