Coalitions in 2076
Shaping the Next Political realignment to ensure coalitions are pro-democracy in 2076.
Initial Pilot
American political coalitions realign approximately every 30 years. We are currently living through a realignment that is almost complete. We have an opportunity — with substantial and coordinated cross-sector interventions––to shape the next political realignment to ensure pro-democracy tenets are at the core of the next political realignment.
Democracy 2076 and Horizon 2045 will run a participatory strategic foresight process to identify the scenarios for how our political coalitions can evolve over the next 30 years including what issues may divide the parties, which voters are in each party, and whether the parties are pro-democracy or not. We will use this process to identify key signposts for how we know which scenario we are moving towards. A report with the scenarios and signposts will be completed in the summer of 2025.
Proposed Future Work
Phase 2 for year 2: Based on the findings of the report, build a community of practice of those working to prevent a slide towards authoritarian ideologies in communities. This community of practice will serve to we can learn from each other about what interventions are effective in preventing political extremism and what bolsters belief in pluralistic democracy for different communities.
Our Partners
Political Coalitions for 2076
Horizon 2045 — Horizon 2045’s three partner organizations (N Square, RISD, and the Nuclear Threat Initative) bring the creative process expertise of designers, innovators, and futurists together with the political, diplomatic, and subject matter knowledge of nuclear security professionals.