This is THE question of 21st century America - and given how race is increasingly entangled w/ our hyperpartisan politics - the question is synonymous w/ this: Is democracy in America sustainable?
This article is a good survey of some pertinent literature.
nytimes.com/2021/09/01/opi…
This article is a good survey of some pertinent literature.
nytimes.com/2021/09/01/opi…
Increased contact across racial groups is critical to a stable multiracial democracy. One of our primary issues is that our social circles, our communities, schools, etc remain racially segregated.
We don’t know each other. I hammer this point in my book.
We don’t know each other. I hammer this point in my book.
And yet, we also know that more contact can lead to increased racial resentment. The manner of contact, the purpose of it, and the characterization of it MATTER.
It isn’t enough to throw people together and exit the room; integration in and of itself isn’t sufficient.
It isn’t enough to throw people together and exit the room; integration in and of itself isn’t sufficient.
How strong is our multiracial democracy?
We finna find out. Anti-democratic, illiberal activities – right along the color line – are happening all around us, from schoolboard meetings to state assemblies to Congress
We can neither underestimate the threat nor overplay our hand
We finna find out. Anti-democratic, illiberal activities – right along the color line – are happening all around us, from schoolboard meetings to state assemblies to Congress
We can neither underestimate the threat nor overplay our hand
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