Student Tribune
Democratic Decay or Growth? Understanding Polarization in American Politics Today
For many of us, our country’s current polarized state is confusing,
stressful, and even threatening. This naturally leads to questions about the
history and causes of American political polarization, as well as about the
broad future of American politics. Join Dr. Nayda Pares-Kane (Sociology), Dr.
John Delate (American History), and Dr. Joe Scanlon (Political Science) for an
interactive three-part discussion about American political polarization,
including how we got here and where we might end up. Part I focuses on the
history of polarization, Part II focuses on social, historical, and political
contributions to our current polarization, and Part III is a deliberative
dialogue where you have the opportunity to share your ideas on how to
best move forward.
Part I
Monday, March 7th, 12pm-1pm (Zoom)
Register here: https://monroecommunity.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvfumurDwqEtS
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Part II
Monday, March 28th, 12pm-1pm (Zoom)
Register here: https://monroecommunity.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0lf--pqDkiGtxd5u
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Part III Dialogue (A House Divided: What Would We Have to
Give Up to Get the Political System We Want?)
Wednesday, May 4th, 1145am-1pm
Register here: https://monroecommunity.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvd--urzkpE9xEfS
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If you have questions or would like an advance copy of an issue guide,
please contact Joe Scanlon (jscanlon1@monroecc.edu).
This discussion is sponsored by The Democracy Committment at MCC, PEACE:
Programming Educators for Accountability, Collaboration, and Equity, and the
Department of Anthropology, History, Political Science, Sociology.
Scanlon, Joseph
Anthrop/History/Poli. Science/Sociology
02/16/2022