How can we help you?
A proposal to put into practice mechanisms that improve public debate, legislation and public policy in the face of challenges such as polarization, through respect, argumentation, evidence and pluralism.
Lines of work
Diagnosis and solutions
Evaluation and proposed solutions for situations where dialogue and collective decision-making is blocked.
We support governments, legislatures, CSOs and businesses so that they can lead their proposals in an environment of multiple contradictions.
Training
Training at various levels related to deliberative practices and rational dialogue.
A better public conversation is not a spontaneous phenomenon: it requires knowledge of the moral foundations, emotions, biases and fallacies that affect us all. Multiple scientific disciplines have produced evidence about the reasons behind what makes it hard for us to understand each other, and about ways to channel it.
Evidence-based argumentation
Collaboration in the elaboration of arguments based on evidence and built following good practices of rational dialogue.
Evidence does not speak for itself: it enters a discussion already charged with identities and is usually read according to what each side wants to defend. That is why, in public policy decision-making or as expert input in public interest litigation, for example through amicus curiae briefs, we work to make sure arguments rest on relevant evidence, make their assumptions explicit and anticipate reasonable objections, so that they can hold up before those who do not share the same starting point.
Who is our work for?
Public policy proposals, legislative projects, and reform agendas can increase their legitimacy and effectiveness to the extent that they incorporate plurality, deliberation and evidence in the discussion process.
- Governments and legislative bodies
- Educators and educational institutions
- NGOs and civil society organizations (CSOs)
- Businesses
- Professional associations and organizations
Both the legitimacy and effectiveness of proposals will be strengthened if they are discussed with adequate mechanisms
Mechanisms that preserve them from being hijacked by identities that exceed them.
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