Creating Common Ground Magazine

Reclaiming the Sacred in a Disenchanted World (Poem)

The Sacred and the Disenchanted We don’t need teachers like the teachers of yore — the old time ones…Read More

Saskia D'Esprit

Apr 20
No — ChatGPT Will Not Make Education Better

When ChapGPT was announced, many in the education community suggested that it would end education as we know it. Students…Read More

Michael F. Mascolo, Ph.D.

Apr 20
“Us versus Them” Thinking is Not Inevitable

Identity doesn’t have to divide people. It can actually be a source of empathy and common ground. I believe…Read More

Catherine Raeff

Apr 9
We All Need a Code to Live By: How Stoicism Became Mine

My last drunk was October 7, 2013. It was a boys’ night out. I was attempting to prove that I…Read More

Frank

Apr 2
I Can’t End the War in Ukraine. But I Can Make My Corner of the World Better

It has been more than a year since Russia unleashed an unjust, cruel war on a brotherly nation. For many…Read More

Tatyana Marchenko

Mar 23
Can Democracy Evolve? From Adversarial to Collaborative Democracy

Michael F. Mascolo, Ph.D. Our current form of democracy is not its most evolved form. It might be natural…Read More

Michael F. Mascolo, Ph.D.

Mar 15
Against Toxic Positivity: We Must Face Challenge with Courage and Compassion

by Michael F. Mascolo, Ph.D. The phrase “toxic positivity” began to come into usage around 2019. Toxic positivity is said…Read More

Michael F. Mascolo, Ph.D.

Mar 1
Can Academic Freedom be Reconciled with Respect for Diversity?

by Michael F. Mascolo, Ph.D. Is it possible to create common ground with advocates of fundamentalist thinking? Hamline University recently…Read More

Michael F. Mascolo, Ph.D.

Jan 8
How to Engage the Ideological Other: The Case of Abortion (III)

Michael F. Mascolo, Ph.D. As discussed in How to Have a Political Conversation about Abortion II, any political disputes…Read More

Michael F. Mascolo, Ph.D.

Jan 2
How to Have a Political Conversation About Abortion II: Shared Problem Solving

Michael F. Mascolo, Ph.D. As discussed in How to Have a Political Conversation About Abortion I: Lead with Compassion,…Read More

Michael F. Mascolo, Ph.D.

Jan 2

Latest Editorials

The Importance of Culture in the Classroom – It’s Not What You Might Think

Michael F. Mascolo, Ph.D.

Jul 30
Don’t Talk to Your Political Opponent! They’ll Pollute You.

Michael F. Mascolo, Ph.D.

Jul 29

Latest Articles

The Importance of Culture in the Classroom – It’s Not What You Might Think

Michael F. Mascolo, Ph.D.

Jul 30
Don’t Talk to Your Political Opponent! They’ll Pollute You.

Michael F. Mascolo, Ph.D.

Jul 29

Latest Research

The Transformation of a White Supremacist

Mascolo, M. F. (2016). The transformation of an ex-white supremacist: A dialecticaldevelopmental analysis. Qualitative Psychology, 1-20.

Dec 19
The Relational Origins of Morality.

Mascolo, M. F., & DiBianca Fasoli (2020). The relational origins of morality and its development. In M. F. Mascolo & T. Bidell (Eds.) Handbook of Integrative Psychological Development (pp. 392-421). Routledge/Taylor & Francis.
Bridging Partisan Divides

Mascolo, M. F. (2020). Bridging Political Diversity through Dialectical Engagement and Radical Sociality. Journal of Constructivist Psychology.

Dec 19
Bridging Cultural Conflict through Dialectical Engagement

Marginean, D., Lambert, S., La Torre, J., & Mascolo, M. F. (2019). Transcending Cultural Divides: Dialectical Engagement in the Cultural Construction of Self. Psychological Studies, 64, 365–375.

Dec 19