Alex Hinton

Writing and speaking on political violence and its prevention

A leading expert on political violence and extremism, Dr. Alex Hinton moves from the killing fields of Cambodia to the mass rallies and grassroots gatherings of today’s divided America. One of the first anthropologists to study the MAGA movement, Dr. Hinton writes and speaks frequently about how political division can devolve into political violence and how to bridge that divide to find common ground.  

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Alex Hinton

Writing and speaking on political violence and its prevention

A leading expert on political violence and extremism, Dr. Alex Hinton moves from the killing fields of Cambodia to the mass rallies and grassroots gatherings of today’s divided America. One of the first anthropologists to study the MAGA movement, Dr. Hinton writes and speaks frequently about how political division can devolve into political violence and how to bridge that divide to find common ground.  

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It Can Happen Here

“A tremendously timely and important study of the rhetoric of hatred in out times”

—Kirkus starred

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Areas of Focus

Why Societies Divide

What forces come together to set neighbor against neighbor? What are the consequences when that happens on a societal scale?

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Authoritarian Threat

Are we on the precipice of becoming an authoritarian society? Are we there already?  What are the common paths for a democracy on the brink?

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How We Reunite

How can we diffuse the growing anger on each side? How are people around the country tacking this very topic? How do we get to a better place and a better outcome?

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Events/ Appearances

Select 2026 Talks

Lecture / Yale University
New Haven, CT, USA
February 2026

Lecture / Wassmuth Center for Human Rights
Boise, ID, USA
March 2026

Lecture / Mass Atrocities Conference
Dundee, Scotland
May 2026

Plenary Speaker / IAFP Conference
Gozo, Malta
May 2026

Keynote / INOGS Conference
Brasilia, Brazil
July 2026

Annual McCurdy Lecture / Macalester College
St. Paul, MN, USA
September 2026

Lecture / Princeton University Faculty Workshop
Princeton, NJ USA
November 2026

Keynote / SSRI Japan ICU Symposium
Tokyo, Japan
December 2026

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