"We're in a period of radicalization to the point of authoritarian, anti-democratic commitment by one of the two major political parties," said Skocpol. "Ironically, it's the party that started out in the Civil War-era celebrating freedom and opposing slavery."
Bobo expressed the need for interdisciplinary collaboration in social sciences, stating, "We don't have enough occasions in the social sciences to share ideas across our disciplines... to understand key issues."
By highlighting historical events and current dynamics, the faculty aimed to dissect the roots of dysfunction in the political system, fostering a deeper understanding of American democracy's challenges.
Skocpol emphasized recent Republican actions undermining elections, asserting that those actions reflect a shift from traditional democratic values, thus sparking a crucial conversation about the future of governance.
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