Special Collection: Enlightened Disagreement
The Center for Enlightened Disagreement will assemble top academics to educate leaders and students on the power of diverse perspectives. To commemorate the center’s launch, Kellogg Insight has compiled a collection featuring research from center co-directors Eli J. Finkel and Nour S. Kteily, as well as other Kellogg faculty.
Policy
How Former Enemies Can Develop Trust
A simple intervention can help diffuse animosity toward onetime armed foes, a study shows.
Emile Bruneau, Andres Casas, Boaz Hameiri and Nour Kteily
August 1, 2022
Social Impact
Why Do Some People See Inequality Where Others Don’t?
A new study helps explain societies’ deeply polarized views on bias and discrimination.
Hannah Waldfogel, Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington, Oliver Hauser, Arnold K. Ho and Nour Kteily
June 1, 2021
Organizations
How Much Empathy Do You Feel When Powerful People Suffer?
What about less powerful people? Your answers likely depend on how egalitarian you are.
Brian Lucas and Nour Kteily
June 4, 2018
Why Do You See the World as More Fair Than I Do?
The amount of racism or classism you perceive likely depends on how much you favor social hierarchies.
Nour Kteily, Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington and Arnold K. Ho
June 7, 2016
Organizations
The Psychology Behind Conflict—and When It Can Be Harnessed for Good
A conversation about the role conflict plays in organizations and communities.
Brian Uzzi, Nour Kteily and Cynthia S. Wang
January 3, 2020
Politics & Elections
One Nation, Too Divided?
Political sectarianism is rampant in the U.S. Three experts discuss whether we can remain united.
Eli J. Finkel, Cynthia S. Wang and James Druckman
September 6, 2022
Politics & Elections
The Political Divide in America Goes Beyond Polarization and Tribalism
These days, political identity functions a lot like religious identity.
Eli J. Finkel and Cynthia S. Wang
October 29, 2020
Politics & Elections
4 Science-Backed Strategies to Curb Partisan Animosity
Vilification of the other side is at a fever pitch. But research suggests ways to bridge the gap.
Eli J. Finkel and and coauthors
December 1, 2022
Leadership
Podcast: Tips for Managing Conflict at Work
From cross-cultural conflict to annoying coworkers, there are ways to deftly diffuse tension on teams.
Jeanne M. Brett and Eli J. Finkel
July 5, 2016
Organizations
Hoping to Drive Social Change at Work? Here’s a Tip.
Certain social movement hashtags and labels could turn off the allies you want to recruit.
Cynthia S. Wang, Jennifer A. Whitson, Brayden King and Rachel L. Ramirez
February 1, 2022
Social Impact
Why Accusations of Discrimination Often Morph into Debates about Free Speech
A study of the psychology behind this common rhetorical tactic.
Felix Danbold, Ivuoma Ngozi Onyeador and Miguel M. Unzueta
March 1, 2022
Economics
How COVID Changed the Way Americans Think about Economic Inequality
For some, the pandemic laid bare the social factors that can keep people down. But not everyone adopted a new perspective.
Hannah J. Birnbaum, Andrea G. Dittmann, Nicole Stephens, Ellen C. Reinhart, Rebecca M. Carey and Hazel Rose Markus
December 1, 2022
Social Impact
Why Companies Should Engage with Activists
As calls for social change grow louder, corporations that stay silent risk alienating both customers and employees.
Brayden King
April 28, 2021
