A Letter from Mexico City: Can Polarization Build Democracy?
Too Often Disagreement Means Enmity. But Bridging Extremes Is the Best Bet for Our Future
What are the obstacles and opportunities facing democracy today? Zócalo is publishing a series of letters to highlight how the world’s democratic ideals are faring in practice. From Mexico: Public policy expert Javier Gonzalez explores how the country might use its rampant polarization to build better dialogue.
This series is presented in tandem with Thursday’s Zócalo event in Mexico City—“Are Elected Presidents Bad for Democracy?,” presented in partnership with Democracy International and Metropolitan Autonomous University for the Global Forum for Modern Direct Democracy 2023.
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