Just a few decades into the digital age, we are learning the hard way that divisive information can contribute to widespread social and political polarization. How can we heal those divisions and cultivate more peaceful communities?
In the digital age, peacebuilding starts with learning to use the media responsibly. Ultimately, it’s up to each of us to slow down and be savvier in our interactions with information and each other.
Overcoming Information Chaos: A Guide to Cultivating Peaceful Communities in the Digital Age – written by a team of leading media practitioners, legal experts, psychologists, democracy specialists, and peacebuilders – provides guidance for mitigating the spread of divisive information. The book also presents practical resources for helping us live as responsible citizens and peacebuilders who lean into civic engagement that builds community across our traditional divides.
THIS BOOK WILL BE PUBLISHED BY UPRIVER PRESS IN DECEMBER 2025.
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Praise for Overcoming Information Chaos
As someone deeply involved in the movements to cultivate civic bridging, expand the use of citizens assemblies, and leverage technology for social cohesion in the U.S., I attest that this book is a gem. It provides key insights on how anyone can be more responsible with information and get involved in renewing our civic life in America.
-Kristin Hansen, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Civic Health Project, Co-Chair of the More Perfect campaign, and Co-Chair of the Council on Technology and Social Cohesion, as well as an advisory board member for the Listen First Project, +More Perfect Union, and Business for America
We need sane voices to help us navigate today’s complex information environment. This is especially the case in relation to peacebuilding. Overcoming Information Chaos provides just such a service, with chapters from highly-experienced experts in the information and peacebuilding fields. Amidst the overheated arguments of our digital age, this is an invaluable book on the importance of media literacy for peacebuilding and beyond.
– Professor Roger Mac Ginty, Editor of Peacebuilding, a multi-disciplinary peer-reviewed journal, and Co-Founder of Everyday Peace Indicators
Disinformation is doing away with democracy in the U.S. and around the globe. According to the rigorous criteria we use at the Varieties of Democracy Institute, the U.S. is quickly turning into an electoral autocracy. This book provides important guidance for how Americans can recognize and reduce the spread of toxic information to help reverse the current trends. I hope everyone will read it.
–Professor Staffan I. Lindberg, Political Scientist and Founding Director of the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute
This book is by democracy and peacebuilding experts with decades of experience. It clearly explains what ordinary citizens can do to strengthen democracy, counter ethnic and national hatreds, and promote peaceful resolution of conflicts in this New World Disorder.
-Dr. Gregory H. Stanton, Founding President, Genocide Watch and Chair, The Alliance Against Genocide
Polling shows declining trust in democratic institutions globally. In the US, divisive rhetoric is fueling discord, political volatility, and even violence. Principled Americans must stand up for democracy and peace at this critical juncture. This book, authored by some of the leading democracy, media, and peacebuilding experts and practitioners, provides a clear picture of how the advent of digital platforms are radically changing our political environment, and what citizens can do to advance and defend democratic values.
–Jonathan Katz, Fellow, Anti-Corruption, Democracy, and Security Project, Brookings Institution
Both inspiring and grounding, this book is a beacon for anyone longing to embody peace and create clarity in our noisy digital age.
-Alex Kuisis, bestselling author of Truth Matters, Love Wins
