March 2021 Take Action Webinar

We were very fortunate to have Kimberly Doell, postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Psychology at New York University, John Wood, Jr., national spokesperson for the bipartisan organization Braver Angels, and Lee Drutman, Senior Fellow in the Political Reform program at New America as panelists for our March 2021 Take Action Webinar: Overcoming Political Polarization.

During the event, we explored two drivers of polarization: the neurological and psychological characteristics of individuals that promote tribalism, and the cultural constructs and social institutions that reinforce personal tendencies toward “us vs. them” thinking.

Speaker Bios

Kim Doell is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Psychology at New York University. Her research broadly focuses on investigating group-level processes, such as social and political identities, and how they relate to various pro-social and sustainable behaviors.

John Wood, Jr. is a former nominee for congress and a former vice-chairman of the Republican Party of Los Angeles County. A noted writer and speaker on the subjects of political and racial reconciliation John’s written work has been featured in publications including The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Examiner, and Quillette Magazine. He is a national spokesperson for the bipartisan organization Braver Angels and lives in South Los Angeles with his wife and three children.

Lee Drutman is a senior fellow in the Political Reform program at New America. He is the author of “Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop: The Case for Multiparty Democracy in America” and “The Business of America is Lobbying”. He is also the co-host of the podcast Politics in Question, and writes for the New York Times, Vox, and FiveThirtyEight, among other outlets.

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