In partnership with the World Values Survey Association, UCL, and the Behavioural Insights Team, the Policy Institute at King’s College London invite esteemed researchers and academics to our one-day international conference on “(De)Polarisation in Values, Attitudes, and Beliefs: Comparative Perspectives”.
This event aims to foster a deep exploration of the evolving dynamics of cultural, political, and social divides, and their potential implications for global societies.
Date: Thursday, April 11, 10:00–18:30
Location: Bush House, 30 Aldwych, London WC2B 6LE
Keynote Speakers:
- Professor Christian Welzel, Professor of Political Culture at Leuphana University and President of the World Values Survey Association
- Professor Pippa Norris, Paul F. McGuire Lecturer in Comparative Politics at Harvard University and Vice President of the World Values Survey Association
Panelists:
- David Halpern, President of the Behavioural Insights Team and Visiting Professor at the Policy Institute, King’s College London
- Professor Anand Menon, Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs, King’s College London
- Professor Paula Surridge, Professor of Political Sociology, University of Bristol
Chaired by:
Professor Bobby Duffy, Director of the Policy Institute, King’s College London
Increasingly, there is real concern about cultural, political and social divides, and their potential implications for how we live well together, both within and across nations.
How connected we feel to others, our faith in institutions, the health of democracy, and the personalisation of politics are just some of the issues being addressed by current research. In this conference, we aim to bring together international perspectives to explore how theories of polarisation and their applications in empirical work are evolving in a comparative perspective.
The day will feature parallel sessions that cover 34 papers from leading and early career researchers who are carrying out new work on polarisation, built around key themes such as identity politics, political partisanship and the role of religion and the media. Session chairs include Professor Helen Mason, Dr Roberto Foa, Professor David Voas, and Dr Vera Lomazzi, who will be joined by many more leading academics.
The conference will provide an opportunity to share and highlight the broad and varied research currently being undertaken to track how values, attitudes and beliefs are either coming together or growing apart across the world.
The conference is supported by the Economic and Social Research Council.
Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with cutting-edge research and contribute to the global discourse on (de)polarisation. For more information visit https://www.uk-values.org/conference .
Register your attendance here (registration is free of charge).