BAnner image (IMAGE) Princeton University Caption The increasingly polarized political landscape in the United States — and much of the world — is experiencing a catastrophic loss of diversity that threatens the stability not only of democracy, but also of society, according to a series of new studies published in a special issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Conducted by interdisciplinary teams of political scientists and complex systems theorists — including several led by Princeton researchers — the studies examine political polarization as a collection of complex ever-evolving systems. Credit (Image by Egan Jimenez, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs) Usage Restrictions None License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.