April 30, 2026
A number of faculty from the Department of Political Science were interviewed by the FAS’s Dean’s office about the effects of polarization on voting habits and voting preferences.
“If there’s one thing many scholars at Yale have found in their research, it’s that improving democracy isn’t about eliminating disagreement. Rather, it’s about improving the quality of our conversations with one another, and finding ways to make democratic decision-making faster, more efficient, and more representative of everyday people.”