Directions of Polarization,
Social Norms, and
Trust in Societies
Perspectives from behavioral sciences
Dec 01 - Dec 02 2023
@ MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Sponsored by IHS
About
"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.
Submissions are closed, but scholars can still register to attend using this link.
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Keynote Speakers
Department of Psychology, Harvard
Department of Economics, Harvard
Confirmed Speakers
Kwabena B. Donkor (Stanford)
Manduhai Buyandelger (MIT)
Amit Goldenberg (Harvard)
Joshua Greene (Harvard)
Amir Grinstein (Northeastern)
Erin Krupka (University of Michigan)
Sandy Pentland (MIT)
Sean Westwood (Dartmouth)
Accepted Speakers:
Sumitra Badrinathan (American University)
Viktoria Cologna (Harvard)
Kevin Dorst (MIT)
Ryan Enos (Harvard)
Brian Guay (Stony Brook University)
Folco Panizza (IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca)
David Reinhard (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign)
Andrea Robbett (Middlebury College)
Margaret Samahita (University College Dublin)
Jan Voelkel (Stanford)
Accepted Posters:
Brittney Currie (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
Jakob Famulok (Goethe University Frankfurt & SAFE Leibniz Institute)
Catherine Garton (Stanford)
Chang Ge (University of Michigan)
Uyseok Lee (University of British Columbia)
Lina Marcela Ramirez Leguizamon (University of Chicago)
Daniel Markovits (Columbia)
Cameron Martel (MIT)
Molly Moore (Harvard)
Lea Pradella (Aarhus University)
Diego Reinero (University of Pennsylvania)
Isabel Rodriguez (Spanish National Research Council)
Joseph Sherlock (Duke University)
Max Spohn (Harvard)
Ted Sumers (Princeton)
Alex Tolkin (University of Pennsylvania)
Shree Vallabha (Michigan State University)
Qingyi Wang (University of Michigan)
Information
For any inquiries, please contact katik@mit.edu
Workshop Organizers
Kati Kish Bar-On (MIT)
Eugen Dimant (University of Pennsylvania)
Yphtach Lelkes (University of Pennsylvania)
David G. Rand (MIT)
Schedule
Friday
December 1st
8:30am - 9am - Registration & Breakfast
9am-10:15am - Keynote (TBD)
10:15am-10:30am - Coffee break
​10:30am-12:30pm - Session 1
12:30pm-2pm - Lunch & Polarization Lab Introduction
2pm-3:30pm - Session 2
3:30pm- 4pm - Coffee break
4pm-5:30pm - Session 3
7pm - Presenters Dinner
Saturday
December 2nd
8:30am - 9am - Breakfast
9am-10:30am - Session 4
10:30am-11am - Coffee break
​11pm-12:30pm - Session 5
12:30pm-2pm - Lunch & Poster session
2pm-3:30pm - Session 6
3:30pm- 4pm - Coffee break
4pm-5:30pm - Keynote (TBD) & Wrap-up
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Accommodation
Residence Inn by Marriott Boston Cambridge
120 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142
Boston Marriott Cambridge
50 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142