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Unpacking political polarization

EPISODE · Jun 25, 2018 · 31 MIN

Unpacking political polarization

from Democracy Works · host Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy

Polarization is a term that’s thrown around among political pundits as one reason for the decline of American democracy — often without an explanation of what it really means. We’re even guilty of it on this show. To set the record straight, we talk with Boris Shor, an assistant professor at the University of Houston … Continue reading Unpacking political polarization →

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