Uncivil Agreement: How Politics Became Our Identity

Placeholder author icon
By Lilliana Mason ’00

Published Oct. 12, 2018

Group identification has come to dominate American politics. Uncivil Agreement (University of Chicago Press), the first full-length book from Lilliana Mason ’00, traces the roots of our political divisions to social sorting. Mason, a trained political scientist, delves into social psychology to explain a polarized system.

Paw in print

Image
The February 2026 cover of PAW, featuring a photo of Joseph Nye.
The Latest Issue

February 2026

Lives Lived & Lost in 2025, Saying ’yes’ to more housing; AI startup stars