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2013: Practical Guide on Democratic Dialogue
Authors: UNDP & Organization of American States
Publication date: 2013
This Guide offers a series of criteria, guidelines and tools that allow societal actors to understand better what a democratic dialogue implies as a process, and to undertake successful dialogic initiatives.
The guide has four sections:
- The first one offers an overview of conflictivity in Latin America, including several visions and opinions from analysts, researchers, and leaders from diverse sectors in the region.
- The second section presents concepts and basic elements of dialogue, including its definition and guiding principles, and it also elaborates on the roles in a dialogue process and the terms of the facilitator.
- In the third section, the different stages of a dialogue process are described and explained, from exploration to follow-up, going through design and implementation.
- The last section offers a set of methodological tools that can be used during all the phases of a democratic dialogue process.