Why Groups Go to Extremes

Cass R. Sunstein

Why Groups Go to Extremes
Format
Paperback
Publisher
AEI Press
Country
United States
Published
20 August 2008
Pages
42
ISBN
9780844742670

Why Groups Go to Extremes

Cass R. Sunstein

How does group behavior drive extremism and challenge democratic values? Cass R. Sunstein argues that the key to preventing the spread of extremist views is not to suppress deliberation among the like-minded; such groups productively challenge conventional thinking and majority opinion. Instead, policymakers should develop institutions to ensure that like-minded groups encounter a diversity of opinions within civil society. The goal, Sunstein contends, must be to create opportunities for civil deliberation that expose like-minded group members to opposing views, while exposing society at large to the views of such groups.

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