The Power of Bridging

The Power of Bridging (2024) presents “bridging” as an approach to overcoming social division. Drawing on research that shows an overwhelming public desire to reduce divisiveness, it offers practical strategies for building connections in all areas of life, from communities and workplaces to friendships and family relationships.

• Activists who need to build a coalition without neglecting core values
• Educators supporting students to navigate a divided society
• Community leaders whose work unites disparate groups and interests

john a. powell – who styles his name in lowercase in the belief that we are “part of the universe, not over it, as capitals signify” – is a globally recognized civil rights scholar and expert on race, structural racism, and democracy. He currently serves as director of the Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley.