ENCORE: Democracy Interventions with Prof. Robb Willer
What are the psychological forces driving that partisan animosity?
What’s causing Americans to vote for anti-democracy candidates?
Are there any interventions that might actually work to turn down the heat and save our democracy?
Robb Willer, professor of sociology, psychology, and organizational behavior at Stanford University talks with Ron Steslow about Stanford’s Strengthening Democracy Challenge, reducing partisan animosity and support for anti-democracy candidates .
(01:31) Robb’s background
(02:46) The growth of polarization and partisan animosity
(15:08) The Strengthening Democracy…
The skinny
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