The interdisciplinary conference “Social Norms, Cohesion, and (De)Polarization” took place on May 22–23, 2025, at Congresgebouw De Vereeniging in Utrecht. It was organized by the principal investigators of the INCLUSIVITY project: Prof. Eva Jaspers (Utrecht University), Prof. Marcin Bukowski (Jagiellonian University), Prof. Oliver Christ (Hagen University), Prof. Miranda Lubbers (Autonomous University of Barcelona), and Prof. Maarten van Zalk (Osnabrück University).
With more than 100 participants and 65 presentations, the conference provided a vibrant platform for cross-disciplinary exchange. Contributions ranged from qualitative interviews and surveys to experiments, network analyses, and simulations.
We are thrilled to invite contributions to a forthcoming Special Issue on the journal Social Inclusion entitled „Special issue on the Impact of Social Norms on Cohesion and (De)Polarization“. For details, please see
https://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/pages/view/nextissues#CohesionPolarization
DEADLINE Abstracts: September 2024
DEADLINE submissions: January 2025
Talk: Social Norms as a Solution to Societal Polarization: Insights from a Europe-Wide Survey In the face of rising societal
Author:de Lede, S. Publication Info:OLB Wissenschaftspreis der OLB-Stiftung, 2023 Go to the OLB Foundation’s website
Exceptions to the principle of inclusive dialogue Authors: Noé Gras-Aura, Marc Alcalà-i-Rams, Alejandro Ciordia & Miranda J. Lubbers As part
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies Abstract Negative attitudes of ethnic majorities towards ethnic minorities constitute a crucial obstacle to achieving social cohesion in ethnically
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What does a good community mean? In June 2024, just before the long-awaited summer holidays, the latest school took part in the „Together-for-Tolerance“ program. For
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