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Published in: Transformation: OpinionHow to reduce political violence in AmericaCommunity-based solutions won’t solve the problems of extremism, but they can help to mitigate violent conflict.
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Published in: TransformationBeyond tribal competitionShared action is the key to reducing political polarisation, but how to make it happen?
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Published in: Transformation: OpinionWhat does it mean to clean up politics?If all we do is fight, we won’t be able to forge coalitions that are broad, deep and strong enough to confront our...
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Published in: TransformationHealing a divided nation begins face to faceLots of projects are looking for common ground across political divides, but are they working?
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Published in: TransformationWhy humans are hardwired to dismiss facts that don’t fit their worldviewThis tendency is crucial to political polarisation, but what lies behind it?
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Published in: TransformationHow to make amends for a life of far-right radicalismShannon Martinez was a neo-Nazi. Now she helps other far-right extremists follow her back to civil society.
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Published in: TransformationAre evidence-based decisions impossible in politics?Human psychology and institutional incentives are powerful barriers to truth and reason, but both can be addressed.
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Published in: TransformationWhy we must all reduce our moral certaintiesIf we want to live in a democracy, we have to reach compromises that make everyone feel secure.
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Published in: TransformationCould more conversation overcome polarization in politics?Political differences won’t disappear, but we can do a much better job of working with and through them.
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Published in: TransformationTime to ditch the winner-takes-all mentality in politicsConsensus decision-making offers a route out of the Brexit mess. We know it works because we’ve tried it.
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Published in: TransformationActivists don’t need to be so off-puttingWhat might happen if activists and non-activists could see that they have more in common than they think?
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Published in: TransformationAre we done fighting?We need ways to build healthier relationships with people who have perspectives different from our own.
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Published in: TransformationHow could citizens’ assemblies be used to tackle climate change?“When people hear it from their peers who say ‘we’re fucked,’ that will be really powerful.”
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Published in: TransformationHow to have difficult conversationsWhat if collective introspection made us into better campaigners?
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Published in: TransformationThe imperatives of mutual recognitionWithout respect, confidence and esteem on all sides, polarisation in politics will be permanent.
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Published in: TransformationPraxis in a polarized world: the dilemma of activist scholars on the leftIf progressive academics want to work with ‘the people,’ then we’ll have to meet ‘the people’ where they are.
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Published in: TransformationDonald Trump and the politics of emotionTrump’s ability to create a shared mood among voters was honed in the world of professional wrestling.
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Published in: TransformationThe art of dissonance: dissecting the language of Donald TrumpModes of communication which allow for compromise are being deliberately delegitimised.
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Published in: TransformationCan politics ever be compassionate?To turn towards suffering and make that the centerpiece of your decisions takes guts and determination. Español
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Published in: TransformationWhat the map of U.S. hate groups revealsNew research offers clues on how to stop the spread of organized hate groups in the U.S.
