How much polarisation can a democracy withstand?

Democracies assume that there will be a high level of disagreement among its members. But what happens when those disagreements become incommensurable, when the parties become unintelligible to one another?

An episode of the The Minefield podcast, hosted by Australian Broadcasting Corporation, titled "How much polarisation can a democracy withstand?" was published on August 18, 2022.

August 18, 2022 · The Minefield

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Democracies assume that there will be a high level of disagreement among its members. But what happens when those disagreements become incommensurable, when the parties become unintelligible to one another?

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Democracies assume that there will be a high level of disagreement among its members. But what happens when those disagreements become incommensurable, when the parties become unintelligible to one another?

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