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Completed: How do human norms form and change?

Many societies are dominated by norms that are, in the long run, harmful to their members. How can these norms change?

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Postdoc to do research on social norm change

Norms can be a driver for change, so in order to understand how our societies will develop over time it is important to understand how norms form and change. We are now searching for a postdoc with extra interest in studying this with us at the Institute for Futures Studies!

We are seeking a strong and highly motivated candidate with a background in experimental sociology, economics, or social psychology for a postdoctoral position. The advertised position is a two-year po, the Principal Investigator of the five years Wallenberg Foundation Project

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