Bridge Building
Overcoming Polarization in the Public Square
By Lauren Swayne Barthold
An academic treatment, published by Palgrave Macmillan, of how structured dialogue built around personal narrative, not just rational argument, can rebuild trust across political division, grounded in philosophy and cognitive-bias research.
Book
2020

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An academic treatment, published by Palgrave Macmillan, of how structured dialogue built around personal narrative, not just rational argument, can rebuild trust across political division, grounded in philosophy and cognitive-bias research.

About the Author

Lauren Swayne Barthold is a philosophy professor at Emerson College and holds a PhD from the New School for Social Research. In 2018 she co-founded the Heathmere Center for Cultural Engagement, a nonprofit devoted to dialogue and deliberation.
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Lauren Swayne Barthold

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2020

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Bridge Building

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