Scaling Trust &
The Emotions Of Voting
The heat is up on voting – and it will only get hotter. How are emotions being triggered, used and experienced to motivate civic engagement? What has caused the partisan inflammation and what are the best approaches to cooling the emotional environment? Join Kennan Ferguson as he facilitates a conversation between a political scientist, a sociologist and a community organizer.
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