List: Reading to Reduce Polarization
The Bridging Differences: A Virtual Summit for Dialogue and Understanding brought a 400-strong tribe of bridgebuilders to discuss strategies that reduce toxic polarization and promote effective disagreeement.
If you are a bridge builder or just looking to expand your thinking, here are readings shared by the tribe that you can look to to help bridge divides in your own communities:
Books
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion — Jonathan Haidt (Noted as an essential read for bridge building work.)
The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes — and Why — Amanda Ripley
You’re Not as Crazy as I Thought (But You’re Still Wrong): Conversations between a Die-Hard Liberal and a Devoted Conservative- Philip T. Neisser, Jacob Hess
Uncivil Agreement: How Politics Became Our Identity-Lilliana Mason
Diversity in Human Interactions: The Tapestry of America, What difference does a difference make? — John D. Robinson and Larry C. James
The Politics of Resentment: Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin — Katherine J. Cramer
Racing to Justice: Transforming Our Conceptions of Self and Other to Build an Inclusive Society — John A. Powell
Articles and Other Resources
Bridging Differences Playbook — Greater Good Science Centre
Tired of Feeling Divided? What Americans can do to De-Polarize our Nation — Peter T. Coleman Ph.D.
What Disasters Reveal About Hope And Humanity — Rebecca Solnit
The power of being heard: The benefits of ‘perspectivegiving’ in the context of intergroup conflict — Emile G. Bruneau and Rebecca Saxe
The Four Chaplains: Sacrifice at Sea
Myside Bias, Rational Thinking, and Intelligence — Keith E. Stanovich, Richard F. West, Maggie E. Toplak
Quotes and Poems
An Invitation to Brave Space — by Micky ScottBey Jones
“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.” — Albus Dumbledore
“Pessimism is for better times.” — Rajni Bakshi
“America looks a lot better from the bottom up”
“Time itself is neutral; it can be used either destructively or constructively.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.
If you are looking more inspiration and resources to bridge divides in your community, click on the resource lists below. Please share any additions or corrections in the comments below.
Originally published at http://emilymacsite.wordpress.com on May 16, 2020.
