Research Programme
Understanding how institutional, cognitive and normative architectures can be designed to create the conditions for more reliable, principled and justified decision-making.
Miguel dos Santos Pereira
Independent Scholar in Law, Cognitive Science and Decision-Making
This website presents an interdisciplinary research programme examining how institutions, cognitive processes and normative systems can be designed to improve the quality of human and institutional decision-making.
Rather than focusing solely on how decisions are made, the programme explores the conditions under which better decisions become possible.
Core Research Themes
- Institutional Design
- Decision Architecture
- Law and Cognitive Science
- Epistemology of Evidence
- Criminal Responsibility
- Behavioural Decision-Making
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Judgement
Featured Projects
Intersecções – A long-form essay series exploring the intersections between law, cognitive science, behavioural research and institutional design.
Reasonable Doubt – An interdisciplinary platform for essays on law, science, human behaviour, institutions and the ideas shaping contemporary society.
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