Center for Political Communication

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Welcome to the Center for Political Communication

Welcome

The Center for Political Communication (CPC) is a nonpartisan, interdisciplinary research institute dedicated to the study and improvement of American democratic health with a focus on media and political psychology. CPC faculty come from across the fields of political science, communication, political psychology, public policy, and media effects to form collaborative research teams that tackle the most important challenges facing American democracy. Our research teams include graduate and undergraduate students who are interested in understanding how various forms of media influence -and are used by -citizens in ways that shape their political realities.

Since 2010, the CPC has been conducting innovative research at the intersection of politics, public opinion, and media effects.

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Social psychologist Dannagal G. Young breaks down the link between our psychology and politics, showing how personality types largely fall into people who prioritize openness and flexibility (liberals) and those who prefer order and certainty (conservatives). Hear why both sets of traits are crucial to any society -- and how our differences are being dangerously exploited to divide us.

YouTube Link The psychological traits that shape your political beliefs | Dannagal G. Young: youtube.com/watch?v=ZSJzPB4qrxU