Political Science Professor Dr. Jennifer McCoy

How did our current political system become so polarized? What
forces pushed us collectively into a situation where we argue -
sometimes violently - in the streets? Where will our pursuit of
polarization take us as a nation? And what can we do to rescue
ourselves from the destructive forces of polarization that
threaten our very democracy?


Dr. Jennifer McCoy, a political science professor at Georgia
State University, offers some perspective and insight into this
situation. As a specialist on democratization and polarization,
Dr. McCoy provides unique insight gained over years of studying
other democratic societies and their destructive demise, often
ushered in on a wave of “Us versus Them” polarization. She
identifies the root causes of polarization, and she gives some
sage advice on what we can do to fight this destructive trend.