American public’s trust in civil society had dropped below the halfway mark.
This 60-second animation shows how divided Congress has become since 1949
Bipartisanship isn’t as common in US politics as it once used to be.
Civility in America 2019: Solutions For Tomorrow
This study calls out solutions to bettering our lack of civility in order to improve society and our nation’s well-being.
Making Politics Civil Again
Scholarly leaders from USC Dornsife’s Center for the Political Future discuss the forces driving Americans apart and explore how those same forces could bring them together.
Conversing Across the Political Divide, by Joe Newlin
National Trends, Social Research, and the Make Shift Coffee House Experiment Not only does this Research Paper establish the evidence-based rationale for the Make Shift Coffee House approach, it explains the value of civil discourse based on social research experiments, opinion polling, and demographic data. And there’s a pretty good story at the beginning! Click here to view and … Read More