Name: How do daily habits lead to political violence?
Uploaded: 2020-09-03T15:34:55Z
Duration: 15 min 4 s
Description: What drives someone to commit politically motivated violence? The unsettling answer lies in daily habits. Behavioral historian Christiane-Marie Abu Sarah shares startling insights into how seemingly mundane choices can breed polarization that lead to extreme, even deadly, actions -- and explains how to identify and bypass these behaviors in order to rediscover common ground.

What drives someone to commit politically motivated violence? The unsettling answer lies in daily habits. Behavioral historian Christiane-Marie Abu Sarah shares startling insights into how seemingly mundane choices can breed polarization that lead to extreme, even deadly, actions -- and explains how to identify and bypass these behaviors in order to rediscover common ground.

Christiane-Marie Abu Sarah: How do daily habits lead to political violence?

How do daily habits lead to political violence?

World historian and conflict resolution specialist

Daily choices, from the news we engage with to the emotions we nurture, contribute to learning polarization, not impulse.

Enclosed information bubbles and team-based victim view fuel political violence. Recognize & disrupt these patterns to reduce harm.

Learning to see 'us vs. them' in flexible, humane terms can prevent violence. Explore commonalities, not just differences, for peace.