Our Common Bonds: Using What Americans Share to Help Bridge the Partisan Divide

by Matthew Levendusky

A compelling exploration of concrete strategies to reduce partisan animosity by building on what Democrats and Republicans have in common.

One of the defining features of twenty-first-century American politics is the rise of affective polarization: Americans increasingly not only disagree with those from the other party but distrust and dislike them as well. This has toxic downstream consequences for both politics and social relationships...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226824705
• ISBN13: 9780226824703
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"