Can Social-Emotional Skills Strengthen Democracy? [greatergood.berkeley.edu]

Alicia Doktor 10/24/174:00 AM

We live in a democracy, but many Americans do not vote. Turnout in presidential election years hovers around 60 percent, and it can be much lower otherwise.

What’s going on? Perhaps many voters do not feel informed enough to make decisions. At first glance, it would seem that a little information is all that’s needed, like simply reading up on candidate positions or quickly researching the best way to get to a polling place.

But could there be an emotional obstacle to voting?

[For more on this story by MARIAH FLYNN, go to https://greatergood.berkeley.e...strengthen_democracy]

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