Knowledge Center

A year-long, university-led dialogue between gun owners and non-gun owners produced eight consensus policy proposals, showing sustained cross-partisan dialogue can reach concrete agreement on a maximally polarized issue.

A 500+-respondent survey across eight rural communities found that joint local action, not dialogue alone, is what actually builds social trust and belonging — a useful evidence check for dialogue-centered practitioners.

Identifies “perception gaps” between what Americans assume about religious Americans’ politics and values and reality, showing correcting these misperceptions could reduce a form of “collateral contempt.”

Statistical analysis of participant surveys shows measurable increases in warmth toward political outgroups after Braver Angels workshops — direct outcome evidence practitioners can cite for program design.

Synthesizes a year-long dialogue among 13 cross-ideological election-administration experts into practical messaging and trust-building tools for election officials — a model of applied bridging methodology.

An intervention tournament testing 11 practitioner-developed videos found that interventions prompting recognition of media bias against Muslims reduced anti-Muslim hostility, both immediately and one month later.

Documents a controlled pilot (Sept 2022) testing whether the 8-point Dignity Index scale can be reliably taught and applied by university students across the political spectrum.

Community “collective settings” built on participatory governance, accountability, and openness to difference and experimentation build democratic capacity more effectively than top-down reform alone, three in-depth case studies find.