16 August 2023
Perception Gaps and How We can Overcome Fear of "the Other Side"
Nine in 10 people today believe that America is more divided than at any other point in their lifetime. Yet despite pronounced differences across race, geography, education, and class, Americans generally tend to overestimate the prevalence of extreme views held by those with differing political views (“the other side”) on key issues like race, immigration, and policing.
According to a recent study conducted by More In Common, the nonprofit that studies polarization in an effort to build more resilient societies (and also a key partner to One Small Step), the discrepancy is startling. In their report entitled The Perception Gap, Americans have a deeply inaccurate understanding of each other.
09 August 2023
ZEIT ONLINE presents our German study "Zukunft, Demokratie, Miteinander: Was die deutsche Gesellschaft nach einem Jahr Preiskrise umtreibt". The piece focuses on the self-reinforcing, negative mood in society after one year of cost of living crisis and possible ways to overcome it
09 August 2023
Deutschlandfunk - How can social cohesion succeed despite growing concerns?
On Deutschlandfunk, our German Director Laura-Kristine Krause discusses social cohesion in times of crisis with the baker Roland Ermer, sociologist Raj Kollmorgen and economist Maximilian
30 July 2023
taz – "Cohesion is under pressure"
In an interview with taz, our German Director Laura-Kristine Krause puts our survey data on support for the climate movement in Germany into context.
27 June 2023
4 out of 10 French people are Europhobic. This is what a study carried out by Destin Commun with the polling institute Kantar Public France reveals. One year before the European elections, these figures should be analyzed carefully according to Laurence de Nervaux, director of Destin Commun.