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Dr. Sean Westwood: What Polarization Reveals About Democracy and the Human Spirit

Dr. Sean Westwood: What Polarization Reveals About Democracy and the Human Spirit

Update: 2025-04-15
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When we spoke recently with Dr. Sean Westwood, associate professor of government at Dartmouth College and the director of the Polarization Research Lab, we knew we wanted to share the conversation with you as quickly as possible, because it speaks so directly to the current moment. Dr. studies American politics and how partisan conflict manifests in the United States, its consequences and its origins. 

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Dr. Sean Westwood: What Polarization Reveals About Democracy and the Human Spirit

Dr. Sean Westwood: What Polarization Reveals About Democracy and the Human Spirit

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