Another way of looking at systems and the complexity of social movements.

Rachel Kleinfeld argues that the far right and far left want to eliminate organizations that challenge them.

Sam Daley-Harris talks about how everyday people can take democracy back into their own hands.

This scale is a measurement of how willing someone across the political spectrum is to engage with those who believe differently.

Relational infrastructure refers to the social connections, interactions, and collective intelligence that underpin a community, enabling them to work together effectively, pool their resources, and amplify their impact. 

Distorted views of our political opponents often lead us to interpret their news and their positions in the worst possible way.  Try watching "their" news to see where they are coming from.

Global Outlook articles from Toda Peace Institute’s expert commentators focus on significant developments in treaties and agreements, geopolitical relationships and international legal decisions.

This report examines who independent voters are, how many there are, shows how they are excluded from primaries, and presents solutions to that problem.

Politics is no longer a space for civic inquiry, argument, and creativity, but a place where civic hope goes to die. But it’s not dead yet. Everyday Americans are demonstrating how a little civic hope can ignite a chain reaction to build more.

An op-ed by our colleague Zachary Elwood using the Elon Musk story as an "attention getter" to get readers (and high profile media outlets) to start thinking about polarization as a serious problem.

A systems approach to recovering from COVID, this "springboard for equitable recovery and resilience in communities across America" can be applied to future challenges as well.

An open LinkedIn Group for the Intermovement Impact Project, an effort to build a "movement of many movements," all working to strengthen U.S. democracy in myriad ways.

Trust for Civic Life pools funds from philanthropists and investing them in locally-led civic programming, bringing Americans together to solve shared problems and move our democracy forward.

News that the US counterterrorism establishment is growing increasingly alarmed about the possibility that tensions swirling around Gaza will lead to renewed terrorist attacks in the West.

A special issue of the journal Democracy, examining ways in which talented and civically minded citizens can be encouraged to enter public service and presents case studies of where that has already happened to good ends.

This first of 3 videos by Martin Carcasson focuses on how the wicked problems lens can help reframe public issues to transform engagement in more productive ways.

Conflict coaching is a one-on-one process that develops the client’s skill at handling conflict, or supports the client in working through a particularly difficult or complex conflict.

ACR is an international professional association for mediators, arbitrators, educators and other conflict resolution practitioners.

During the 2020 campaign season, Utah’s Democratic and Republican candidates for governor took the unusual step of recording an ad together. Two years later, researchers found it had an effect on those who saw it.

The Peace and Security Funders Group connects and supports the global community of funders advancing peace and security efforts in order to build a more peaceful, just, and equitable world.

In line with the U.S. Strategy on Countering Corruption, USAID's Anti-corruption Policy signals its commitment to countering corruption and outlines its plan for institutionalizing anti-corruption efforts across all its work,

Fighting to Understand brings "ordinary people" together to learn and talk about contentious issues.

International AI governance enshrines assumptions from the more well-resourced Global North. These efforts must adapt to better account for the range of harms AI incurs globally.

Many Americans agree, our political system is broken. Join forces with those working towards a more perfect American democratic system.

A new report exploring Americans’ attitudes and beliefs around the benefits of social media and support for various government regulations as well as how they compare to views in the UK, France, and Germany.