Our mission at CivilPolitics.org was to educate groups and individuals who are trying to bridge moral divisions by connecting them with scientific research in this domain. We provided a platform that enables an exchange of evidence-based best practices, hypotheses, and ideas among partners. Note that as of 2020, we are no longer an active organization, […]
Civility as we pursue it is the ability to disagree productively with others, respecting their sincerity and decency. By civility we do NOT mean agreement. We think citizens are well served when political parties represent different viewpoints and then compete vigorously to recruit voters to their side.
Civil Politics is no longer active, but was previously run by a group of academics whose expertise lies in the use of data to understand moral psychology. You can read some of our publications here, here, and here. An article about our organization is available here. We keep this site available as a continued resource for […]
Aug 27
Civil Politics remains a free resource and we continue to support some partners who we previously worked with but due to time and funding constraints, we are not currently actively supporting programs. We’re still happy to provide lightweight advice, but apologies in advance if we are unable to engage at the depth that we previously […]
Dec 16
In our last post, we wrote about how we are currently working with numerous partners bridging divisions and one of the common questions that partners get concerns the broader impact of their work. Specifically, people who are joining organizations that seek to bridge divisions are less likely to be the ones causing and perpetuating divisions. […]
Dec 04
“It’s really easy to hate someone you don’t know..but when you know them, it’s hard. And when you care about them and love them, it’s impossible.” The above is a quote from the executive director of the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom, an organization that brings together Muslim and Jewish women in friendship, with an eye […]
Nov 23
We’ve been a bit quiet on the blog front of late as we’ve been working more with numerous partners across the country who are bringing people together. Below is a partial list of organizations: Living Room Conversations Better Angels The Village Square Heterodox Academy Ben Franklin Circles Sisters of Salaam Shalom One America Peace First […]