114 - Your Vote Brings Democratic Stability




Human Current show

Summary: In this episode, Haley talks with Yaneer Bar-Yam and Alexander Siegenfeld about their collaborative research paper entitled: Negative Representation and Instability in Democratic Elections. They each discuss why the current political climate in the U.S. is so polarized and unstable and explore how low voter turnout leads to negative representation and further instability. They share the importance of increasing voter turnout and weakening the two party system in order to achieve a more stable democracy.