Political Polarization and the US Midterms – In conversation with Lilliana Mason

In advance of historic midterm elections in the U.S., we welcome Lilliana Mason, a premier political scientist and scholar of political polarization, in Frankfurt to speak to the cleavages of policy and identity in today’s politics. Why has partisanship become so entrenched and, for many, emotionally resonant? How do class, gender, race, age, and geography all weigh on an individual’s political preferences and allegiances? Can these disagreements be channelled toward a healthy and productive democratic process—or do they risk estrangement, cynicism, even violence?

In conversation with Joshua Yaffa, journalist for The New Yorker and writer-in-residence at Bard College Berlin, Mason will lead a discussion on her research and its implications for democratic societies, both in the United States and Europe.

In Kooperation mit Heinrich Böll Stiftung & Bard College Berlin.