This week I host a mini podcast about political division. I share some thoughts and experiences, why I think we have political divides and some resources for you to use as you begin your journey to heal them.
Resources You Can Use:
A Braver Way Podcast with Monica Guzman
I Never Thought of It That Way - Monica Guzman
Cited:
Levi Boxell, Matthew Gentzkow, Jesse M. Shapiro; Cross-Country Trends in Affective Polarization. The Review of Economics and Statistics 2024; 106 (2): 557–565. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_01160. Accessed 15 May 2024.
Michael Dimock and Richard Wike. “America is Exceptional in the Nature of its Political Divide.” Pew Research Center, 13 November, 2020. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/11/13/america-is-exceptional-in-the-nature-of-its-political-divide/. Accessed 15 May 2024.
Drew Desilver. “The polarization in today’s Congress has roots that go back decades.” Pew Research Center, 10 March, 2022. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2022/03/10/the-polarization-in-todays-congress-has-roots-that-go-back-decades/. Accessed 15 May 2024.
Zaid Jilani. “How to Save Thanksgiving from Political Arguments.” Greater Good Magazine, 20 November 2018.
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_to_save_thanksgiving_from_political_arguments#inbox/_blank. Accessed 15 May 2024.
Leah Askarinam. “Why Dysfunction in Congress Could be Here to Stay.” ABC News, 25 October 2023.
https://abcnews.go.com/538/dysfunction-congress-stay/story?id=104278326. Accessed 15 May 2024.
Betsy Reed. “US judges saw sharp rise in threats related to political violence, data shows.” The Guardian, 13 February 2024. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/13/us-judges-political-violence?CMP=share_btn_url. Accessed 15 May 2024.
Zaid Jilani, Jeremy Adam Smith. “What’s Driving Political Violence in America?” Greater Good Magazine, 7 November 2018.
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/whats_driving_political_violence_in_america. Accessed 15 May 2024.
“Why Are We Divided?” Greater Good Magazine.
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/topic/bridging_differences/definition. Accessed 15 May 2024.
Alex Shashkevich. “Can Empathy Bridge Political Divides?” Greater Good Magazine, 23 January 2017.
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/can_empathy_bridge_political_divides. Accessed 15 May 2024.
Kirk Waldroff. “Healing the Political Divide.” American Psychological Association, 1 January 2021. https://www.apa.org/monitor/2021/01/healing-political-divide. Accessed 15 May 2024.
Michael Fisher. “One Skill that Can Help Students Bridge Political Divides.” Greater Good Magazine, 7 May 2024. https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/Skill_That_Can_Help_Students_Bridge_Political_Divides. Accessed 15 May 2024.
Mark Leary. “What Does Intellectual Humility Look Like?” Greater Good Magazine, 3 November 2021.
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/what_does_intellectual_humility_look_like. Accessed 15 May 2024.
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