Call for abstracts and posters: Workshop on Directions of Polarization, Social Norms, and Trust in Societies at MIT, December 1-2, 2023

[Eugen Dimant]

Dear all,

 

we are organizing a workshop at MIT that might be of interest to many here, and I wanted to pass on the information (see also flyer attached). To help us reach all relevant scholars, we’d greatly appreciate if you could help us disseminate the information about the workshop. Lastly, I have already posted the announcement to Twitter. Amplifying the reach and (quote-)tweeting the Tweet announcing the workshop would be appreciated: https://x.com/eugen_dimant/status/1693363250392432825

 

Best,

Eugen

 

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Workshop Organizers:
Kati Kish Bar-On (MIT), Eugen Dimant (University of Pennsylvania), Yphtach Lelkes (University of Pennsylvania), David G. Rand (MIT)

Goal of the Workshop:
"Directions of Polarization, Social Norms, and Trust in Societies: perspectives from behavioral sciences" is an interdisciplinary workshop that unites social science scholars. This two-day symposium aims to delve into the complexities of political polarization, with a particular emphasis on the interplay between social norms and trust in societies. We seek to understand the roots, dynamics, and societal implications of these intertwined phenomena through multiple analytical lenses. If you work at the intersection of these topics, please consider submitting your theoretical or empirical work to our workshop. You are also welcome to attend and participate without presenting your work (registration required).

Keynote Speakers:

§  Mina Cikara (Department of Psychology, Harvard)

§  Benjamin Enke (Department of Economics, Harvard)

 
Confirmed speakers:

§  Kwabena B. Donkor (Stanford)

§  Amit Goldenberg (Harvard)

§  Joshua Greene (Harvard)

§  Amir Grinstein (Northeastern)

§  Erin Krupka (University of Michigan)

§  Sandy Pentland (MIT)

§  Sean Westwood (Dartmouth)

Target Audience:

§  Scholars from all academic fields with interests aligning with these topics are invited to apply for a talk. 

§  Graduate students are especially encouraged to apply for a poster presentation at our poster session.

Key Information:

§  Learn more about the workshop and submit your abstract here: https://katikish.wixsite.com/polarization-2023  

§  Submission Deadline: September 11, 2023

 
Please contact ka...@mit.edu for further information or any questions you may have.

See you in Cambridge! 

 

 

 

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Eugen Dimant, Ph.D.
E-Mail: edi...@sas.upenn.edu

Associate Professor of Practice in Behavioral and Decision Sciences, University of Pennsylvania  
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Center for Social Norms and Behavioral Dynamics & Behavioral Ethics Lab

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