{"id":404,"date":"2020-02-18T12:57:47","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T12:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.st-andrews.ac.uk\/philevents\/event\/creating-a-responsible-charter-for-public-debate\/"},"modified":"2020-04-22T23:26:37","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T22:26:37","slug":"creating-a-responsible-charter-for-public-debate","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.st-andrews.ac.uk\/philevents\/event\/creating-a-responsible-charter-for-public-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating A Responsible Charter for Public Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic politics has\u00a0always been a place of discussion, disagreement and debate. However, recent\u00a0politics\u00a0\u2013 especially in the age of social\u00a0media \u2013 seems to be increasingly\u00a0polarised. This raises the question of\u00a0whether there are better and worse ways\u00a0to debate controversial topics with each other \u2013 not just in public settings such as parliaments and the media, but also in ordinary\u00a0discussions\u00a0amongst family members, in schools, at workplaces, as\u00a0part of\u00a0community organisations, and online. For the last year, the RSE Young Academy of Scotland (YAS) has been working with academics, journalists, social media experts, politicians, advocates of citizen assemblies and members of the public to try to identify a\u00a0set of principles that might renew the culture of debate in Scotland. These principles are grounded in an ideal of public debate as\u00a0informed,\u00a0respectful\u00a0and\u00a0inclusive\u00a0discussion\u00a0amongst those who may initially disagree but who listen\u00a0well to each other.\u00a0Such debate involves\u00a0rethinking what it means to be \u2018right\u2019 or \u2018wrong\u2019 and\u00a0opens up more space for\u00a0concession\u00a0and collaboration. It aims to build consensus and a sense of common purpose amongst a wide group\u00a0of people from diverse backgrounds with\u00a0different experiences, abilities, and\u00a0knowledge. (You can check out YAS\u2019s draft charter here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youngacademyofscotland.org.uk\/creating-a-charter-for-responsible-public-debate\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youngacademyofscotland.org.uk\/creating-a-charter-for-responsible-public-debate\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1581430113372000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGkyQPpYVVesH1ZI7iYYYBYabtDnw\">https:\/\/www.youngacademyofscotland.org.uk\/creating-a-charter-for-responsible-public-debate\/<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>YAS now needs your input to help road-test and refine this set of principles!<\/strong> At this joint CEPPA\/YAS event, two members of the Responsible Debate team, Prof. Matthew Chrisman, Edinburgh, and Dr Alice K\u00f6nig, 58³Ô¹Ï, will introduce the draft charter, followed by responses and reflections from two CEPPA members, Adam Etinson and Ben Sachs. A plenary discussion will follow, and we have invited a local politician to join the debate to share their perspective from \u2018the coalface\u2019. Audience feedback on the charter will inform YAS\u2019s further development of this project. The wider aim of the event is to stimulate discussion about the roles that we can play as individuals, groups and institutions to change the culture of public debate for the better.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>11am-1pm, plus complimentary lunch from 1-2. \u00a0Venue TBD.<\/p>\n<p>The event is free to attend, but registration is essential to ensure that we cater correctly. We will soon open bookings, so watch this space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic politics has\u00a0always been a place of discussion, disagreement and debate. However, recent\u00a0politics\u00a0\u2013 especially in the age of social\u00a0media \u2013 seems to be increasingly\u00a0polarised. 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