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Even in a moment of extreme partisanship, ‘we’ still exist if ‘we’ can witness something together. Researchers are exploring how shared attention can build connection.
We talk to a political scientist and a philosopher about how to bring countries back from dangerous levels of polarisation. Listen to The Conversation Weekly.
Even before the pandemic, divisive politics was affecting mental health, and political topics were being raised in therapy. Now, patients want therapists that share their views.
To be politically successful, coalitions need to be unified. But that pressure to unify can spell trouble for groups – as today’s GOP demonstrates.
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W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University
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Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University; Institute for Humane Studies
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Professor of Psychology, University of Tennessee
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Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Queen's University, Ontario
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Associate Science Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation