This is a great read, for how beautifully it is written and all the substantive reasons.
It points at something I have been thinking a lot about in my own domain of research, climate politics, in this historical moment.
Tldr: polarization is a problem, but depolarization is not the solution.
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Federica Genovese
Here are remarks I gave at the Keeping the Republic Conference at Notre Dame. If you’ve followed me over the past decade or so, my skepticism toward the field’s fixation on polarization likely won’t come as much of a surprise. But here they are, for what they’re worth.
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My Remarks at Notre Dame's "Keeping the Republic" Conference