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In episode twenty-four of Making Common Ground, Alfred Landecker fellow Catherine Neilan speaks to Alison Goldsworthy, founder and CEO of The Depolarization Project, about tribalism and polarisation in Britain and the USA.
Who do you trust? Where do you get your information from? The pandemic has brought these questions to the fore. With so much conflicting information out there and fewer opportunities to sense check it with our friends, are we getting even more
In episode twenty-two, Catherine Neilan returns to the Making Common Ground focus group to look back at the five years since the EU referendum, to discuss why they voted as they did, whether they've changed their mind since then and whether the
In episode twenty-one of Making Common Ground , Catherine Neilan talks with Robert B Talisse, Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Philosophy Department at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, where he is also a Professor of Polit
In episode twenty, Catherine Neilan returns to the second Making Common Ground focus group to discuss labels - what is a centrist, do Brexit labels still apply and are people becoming more pro-Remain as the reality of what they voted for kicks
In episode nineteen of Making Common Ground, Cat Neilan talks to Robert Ford, Professor of Political Science at the University of Manchester and co-author of the book Brexitland, about Brexit and its aftermath, how people have become polarised
In episode eighteen, Catherine Neilan returns to the Making Common Ground focus group to discuss meritocracy and whether Labour is the party for aspirations, how to have open and honest conversations and a surprise meeting of minds on Brexit.
In episode seventeen of Making Common Ground, Cat Neilan talks to New Statesman's Dominic Ponsford and Broadcast magazine's Chris Curtis about journalism's role in post-Brexit polarisation, trust in the media and why GB News is not something fo
In episode sixteen, Catherine Neilan meets a new Making Common Ground focus group to discuss the recent elections, Keir Starmer's lack of charm and why it matters when he's up against Boris Johnson, whether the government has its priorities ri
In episode fifteen of Making Common Ground, Alfred Landecker fellow Catherine Neilan speaks to Miriam Juan-Torres, global senior researcher at More In Common, about polarisation in Britain, shared values among disparate groups and why, even af
In episode fourteen, Catherine Neilan returns to the Making Common Ground focus group to discuss WallpaperGate, sleaze and whether people trust either Boris Johnson or Dominic Cummings - or neither!
In episode thirteen of Making Common Ground, Alfred Landecker fellow Catherine Neilan speaks to science journalist Tom Chivers about why it pays people to express views they don't necessarily hold, and how mainstream media interacts with soci
In episode twelve, Catherine Neilan returns to the Making Common Ground focus group to discuss flags, pride over the UK's Covid vaccine programme, the fall-out from Meghan and Harry's Oprah interview and whether people consider themselves "Brit
In episode 11 of Making Common Ground, Alfred Landecker fellow Catherine Neilan speaks to China Research Group's Julia Pamilih about Beijing's steps towards disinformation, how it compares to Russia, and why the UK's relationship with China is
In episode 10 of Making Common Ground, Alfred Landecker fellow Cat Neilan talks to Cardiff University's Thomas Prosser about how Brexit has shifted the UK's political tribes, and why self-interest might hold the solution to polarisation.
In episode nine of Making Common Ground, Alfred Landecker fellow Cat Neilan talks to journalist and author Phoenix Andrews about fandom, how it plays out on social media and how it is feeding populism, as well as its part in increasing polaris
In episode eight of Making Common Ground, political journalist Catherine Neilan talks with people from around the UK about politics, the 2019 election and why they may have voted differently, tribalism and whether Keir Starmer is making any di
In episode seven of Making Common Ground, Alfred Landecker fellow Cat Neilan talks to human rights lawyer Susie Alegre about the risks that social media pose to our freedom of thought - and how late night doom scrolling can be used to manipulat
In episode six of Making Common Ground, journalist Catherine Neilan talks to Polly Mackenzie, chief executive of Demos and former director of policy to Nick Clegg. They discuss polarisation, the role and responsibilities of social media, as we
In episode five of Making Common Ground, Cat Neilan talks to Conservative MP and chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee Tom Tugendhat about polarisation in British politics, why he thinks people should get involved in the democratic process wel
In episode four of Making Common Ground, political journalist Catherine Neilan talks with people from around the UK about the big topics of the week, and how even with disparate backgrounds, they all agree on the impact of Dominic Cummins ill a
In episode three of Making Common Ground, political journalist Catherine Neilan talks to Full Fact chief executive Will Moy about the challenges we all face in spotting disinformation, how it's driving polarisation and practical tips for what t
In episode two of Making Common Ground, journalist Catherine Neilan talks to former Vote Leave chief executive, Matthew Elliott, about the polarisation caused by the Brexit referendum, how the culture wars have worsened since, and why it made h
In episode one of Making Common Ground, journalist Catherine Neilan talks to Stanford professor James Fishkin about how deliberative democracy has helped people with widely varying opinions reach agreements on policy issues and even find a way
Democracy is fighting for survival on multiple fronts. Social bubbles and toxic discourse are eroding our ability to discuss problems and find solutions. Instead of working towards a compromise, all we hear are monologues masquerading as debate
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