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The People Who Make Politics Happen – Daniel Laurison (Swarthmore College)

"Having real conversations with people and not just reading from scripts, I think, would make a huge difference in how connected people to politics."

Daniel Laurison is an associate professor of sociology at Swarthmore College, the associate editor of the British Journal of Sociology and a Carnegie Fellow. He researches and writes on social class and political inequality. He’s out with a new book that I’ve really enjoyed reading called Producing Politics: Inside The Exclusive Campaign World Where the Privileged Few Shape Politics For All Of Us. We talk about his own campaign experiences, what he learned from his research, and how campaigns can become more effective organizations.

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