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Working Group on Civil Society and the Economic Crisis
In Argentina, political and social actors do not trust each other and there is no plural dialogue amongst different actors. This makes it impossible to generate common diagnosis of the country’s situation, as well as the development of collective actions.
Given this context, the objective of the working group has been to create a forum and methodology of discussion that will enable different actors of the Argentine society to generate consensus about the diagnosis of the current situation, priorities in the public agenda, and possible solutions. It also aims at identifying issues in which there are diverse opinions, to determine when consensus will be harder to achieve. The Working Group meets regularly to discuss various issues, and the meetings are coordinated by a professional mediator.
Furthermore, the Working Group aims at developing rules according to which the cooperation amongst actors is possible, independently of the (in)existence of personal bonds between them. In this sense, it is necessary to create institutionalized cooperation rules so that actors may reach agreements that exceed personal gains.

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