Global Deliberations Collaborative (GDC) is a professional development project that equips P-16 educators with the skills they need to promote open and respectful dialogue about difficult topics. This method is developed primarily for high school classes, though it can be adapted for middle school and postsecondary settings.
This online guide provides notes on each step of the deliberation process, as well as case studies, worksheets, and other classroom resources.
Below, you can find step-by-step instructions on how bring the deliberation process to your classroom, as well as case studies developed by experts at the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies.
Deliberation is a way of approaching complex issues through engaging with different perspectives and information to try and come to a decision. This approach involves four steps in which participants:
Each of the case studies below is detailed breakdown of a disputed issue, including all of the information necessary for the deliberation process.
How is the hunting of wildlife or harvesting of natural resources internationally
regulated?
Which factors can impact how food gets to our tables, and to what extent does the
international community have a responsibility to influence those factors?
Who does water belong to when rivers cross borders?
Should music spaces be regulated or unregulated?
Who can claim ownership of cultural traditions?
How should countries combat falling birth rates?
