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Class 48. Harnessing a Common Identity to Promote Democracy

Is there a way to get people to identify with the traits that unite, rather than divide us to change their thinking and behave in our collective interests?

Thanks to everyone who joined us for this fascinating talk with Professor Jay Van Bavel, co author of The Power of Us Substack! We had a fascinating, wide-ranging conversation about how our identities shape our sense of belonging, why shared goals and civic norms can make even the fiercest partisans more objectives, and how storytelling offers a path to connecting us through share…

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