Polarization and Persuasion in American Politics

Speaker: Joshua Kalla, Yale University

Addressing social and political conflicts seems particularly challenging in an era of high polarization. Yet under certain conditions, perspective taking and story telling may shift exclusionary attitudes and policy preferences. In this talk, Joshua Kalla will share his research on political persuasion, prejudice reduction, and decision-making among voters and political elites. Kalla (PhD, UC Berkeley) is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Yale University with a secondary appointment as Assistant Professor of Statistics and Data Science.

This is event is being held in-person in MBH 216. To join the livestream, please click here.

His visit to Middlebury is sponsored by the Conflict Transformation Collaborative and midd.data.