Keeping up perspectives: Polarisation is not just limited to US politics

Countries and sectors also driven by divison

Increased polarisation can be observed very clearly across modern societies. The media frenzy around the US election has illuminated this over recent weeks.

There are also significant divisions elsewhere, for example whether to lock down or not, and by no means just in the US. Take Nigel Farage's new anti-lockdown push in the UK. Meanwhile, Brexit is still a lightning rod for polarisation. It is a clear and growing trend. Division across societies is driven by many things. Unfortunately, there is a tendency to separate society from economics and politics, but there is significant overlap and we think a multi-dimensional approach to understanding complex issues is generally helpful. For example, in terms of divisions within societies, s...