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More in Common took shape from work undertaken since 2016 to understand why so many societies were dividing around debates about their identity and belonging, and why people were being increasingly persuaded to see debates about immigration, refugees and diversity through the lens of ‘us-versus-them’. Since then, we have broadened our research agenda and incorporated several layers of social psychology research to provide a deeper analysis of the different factors contributing to polarization and social fracturing.

More in Common’s published studies of public attitudes in several European countries and the United States are already regarded as among the most insightful and actionable analyses of public opinion. Our team also published papers on polarization, social media and the psychology of political behavior.

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October 7, one year later: what impact on anti-Semitism and Islamophobia in France?

October 7, one year later: what impact on anti-Semitism and Islamophobia in France?

October 2024
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The study by Destin Commun, based on a quantitative survey and focus groups with French people of Jewish and Muslim faiths, sheds a nuanced light on the opinion of the French one year after the October 7 massacres in Israel, which sparked the conflagration in the Middle East. This study debunks the vision of a France polarized around this conflict, and deciphers the perceptions, among the French as a whole but also among the French of each of the two communities concerned, with regard to anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.
(Non)divisive relationships: Polish women and men on the rights of same-sex couples

(Non)divisive relationships: Polish women and men on the rights of same-sex couples

September 2024
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The issue of regulating the legal status of same-sex couples in permanent relationships has long been a source of heated disputes in public debate. However, the tensions that appear in the political and media space only to a limited extent reflect the emotions of Polish society. Most Polish women and men support the introduction of civil partnerships and also see the need to regulate the situation of children raised by such couples.
Wheelbarrow politics

Wheelbarrow politics

September 2024

At Labour Party Conference, our polling and modelling reveals the scale of the challenge that Labour is up against on the path to 2029 - and how they can overcome it
Promising Revelations: Undoing the False Impressions of America’s Faithful

Promising Revelations: Undoing the False Impressions of America’s Faithful

September 2024
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Is America still religious? Our research says yes—just not in the way you might expect. With input from over 6,000 Americans, focusing on Christian, Jewish, and Muslim communities, this study explores and dispels three major myths about faith in America: Faith is driven by politics Faith is becoming irrelevant Religious people are intolerant
Green and Global Britain

Green and Global Britain

September 2024

New polling and focus group research exploring how the public navigate public opinion on climate foreign policy.
The Day After: When Populists Win Elections – International Perspectives

The Day After: When Populists Win Elections – International Perspectives

August 2024
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What can we in Germany learn from countries and democracies that have already experienced a "day after", i.e. the day after an election victory by populist actors and parties? Our new publication explores this question with guest contributions from Hungary, Poland, Italy, Brazil and the USA.
Paris 2024 Olympic Effect: how to transform the test?

Paris 2024 Olympic Effect: how to transform the test?

August 2024

A few days after the end of the Olympic Games, the think tank Destin Commun, in collaboration with Verian (formerly Kantar Public), listened to the French people to decipher what the public debate quickly described as an "enchanted parenthesis". What was the reason for this collective euphoria? What effects have the Olympics had on the perception of France, and to what extent can they persist? This exclusive quantitative and qualitative survey identifies the conditions for transforming the essay and sustainably strengthening the feeling of unity and the decline of collective pessimism.
What do Britons really think about the riots?

What do Britons really think about the riots?

August 2024
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New research from More in Common exploring how the British public have reacted to recent riots and disorder across England and Northern Ireland.
From Apathy to Action

From Apathy to Action

July 2024
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How France beat back the threat of the authoritarian far-right (for now) and what the US can learn from a crisis averted. A collection of first person accounts from French politicians, activists and business leaders who stood up as France faced an acute threat from the authoritarian far-right.
Change Pending - the path to the 2024 General Election and beyond

Change Pending - the path to the 2024 General Election and beyond

July 2024
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Over 60 focus groups and polling of over 10,000 people shows us why people voted the way they did at the General Election, and what comes next.
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