Political scientist Lilliana Mason challenges how we understand America’s democratic crisis and what journalism owes the ...

In recent years, political polarization has received considerable attention, not least as an explanation for developments in the United States. Researchers and commentators have warned about what is ...

The U.S. has become more politically polarized, but research shows people overestimate their differences and there is 'messy ...

Happy(?) election day! As you may have noticed, our country has been gripped by intense political polarization for quite some ...

Professor Jo Won-bin of the Department of Political Science and Diplomacy at Sungkyunkwan University, who has researched political parties and elections, said in an interview with this newspaper on ...

Shannon McGregor: Hi. Thanks for having me. Bacon: We’re going to talk about two ideas. You write a lot about politics and media and communication and the intersection of those concepts. We’re going ...

Heather Gerken tells BYU audience that political polarization is a problem — and one that needs to be addressed immediately.

Key points Political polarization is rooted in emotion and identity, not just disagreement about facts or policy. Presenting counterfactual evidence to people with extreme views often backfires.

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Co-authored by Asia Eaton, Ph.D., and Pasha Dashtgard, Ph.D. The United States is deeply divided. Americans are more politically polarized than at any point in recent history, not only disagreeing ...