Research programs

Four programs structure our scientific work.

01

Democracy & governance

Institutional vitality, democratic innovations (citizens' assemblies, participatory budgets), information integrity and resilience to disinformation.

Flagship projects: Citizens' Assemblies Observatory · Institutional Trust Index

02

Public policy

Impact evaluation, randomized experiments and evidence-based policy design in education, employment and health.

Flagship projects: Public Experimentation Lab · Youth Policy Evaluation

03

Societies & digital transformations

Social and political effects of AI, platform governance, digital rights and the reconfiguration of power in the algorithmic age.

Flagship projects: AI & Deliberation · Platform Governance Mapping

04

Human development

Agency and capabilities (Sen's approach), measurement of multidimensional inequalities, social mobility and intergenerational justice.

Flagship projects: Human Agency Index (HAI) · Inequalities Atlas