Ask an Expert: When do identity politics and perception undermine democracy?
October 27, 2026
October 27, 2026
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Ask an Expert: When do identity politics and perception undermine democracy?
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Disagreement is crucial to a healthy democracy, according to Mitchell P. Smith, director of the School of International Affairs and professor of international affairs at Penn State. But when perceptions diverge so sharply that people and pa . . .
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Ask an Expert: When do identity politics and perception undermine democracy?
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Disagreement is crucial to a healthy democracy, according to Mitchell P. Smith, director of the School of International Affairs and professor of international affairs at Penn State. But when perceptions diverge so sharply that people and pa . . .