Conclusion

Thanks to contributions from prominent and pioneering scholars and practitioners, this volume advances theory and practice around how stakeholders can work together to devise scientific evidence and other facts that all accept and find useful for their decision making. Although different authors adopt different approaches to describing the opportunities and challenges for joint fact-finding (JFF), we can identify common assumptions and propositions among their contributions. We also identify some subtle differences among them as well. By describing these commonalities and differences, this chapter aims to summarize and conclude our examination of what JFF really is, how it is being used in practice, and how it might evolve in the future.