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| Posted by: | Nicole Harth |
| Title/Position: | Research Associate/Lecturer |
| School/Organization: | Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena |
| Sent to listserv of: | SPSP, SESP, SPSSI |
| Date posted: | November 2nd, 2010 |
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Dear SPSP Members,
Below you will find the call for papers for the Jena Workshop on Intergroup Processes. The Workshop will be held at Schloss Oppurg, Germany, from July 1-5, 2011. Additional information can soon be found at:
http://www.sozialpsychologie.uni-jena.de/index.php?id=8&L=2
We hope to see you there.
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Jena Workshop on Intergroup Processes, July 1–5, 2011
“Ingroup Norms and Reactions to Deviance”
Norms guide social behaviour. They are group specific and mark the distinctiveness of one group from another. Within groups, members share norms and knowledge about what is typical (e.g., how most ingroup members behave), and how they ought to behave (e.g., what would be rewarded and punished). Although norms refer to intragroup processes, we assume that they may also explain intergroup conflict and cooperation. By constituting a frame of reference, those who deviate from the norm might either be perceived as individuals or as groups (e.g., subgroups), who do not conform to a common ingroup norm.
The aim of the 13th Jena Workshop is to bring together researchers who are interested in the link between ingroup norms and intergroup relations, and to stimulate further theorizing and empirical research in this field. In this context, we would like to discuss several questions, such as how do ingroup norms emerge (e.g., crowd behaviour), how are they maintained and defended (e.g., black sheep effect)? How are norms related to morality, and how are emotions (e.g., guilt, moral outrage) involved in the promotion and defence of social norms? Which factors enhance norm conformity (e.g., external threat) and which trigger counter-norm behaviour? What effects can we expect from different types of norms (e.g., gradual vs. absolute or individualistic vs. collectivistic), and how does the social context raise or undermine the relevance of specific norms (e.g., opportunities for norm-opposing actions)?
Following the tradition of the Jena Workshops on Intergroup Processes, the format of this medium‐size meeting is single‐session, with a strong focus on intensive discussion of unresolved underlying issues reflected in the schedule. The meeting will have about 35 participants. A central aim of this conference is to get together junior and senior researchers. Therefore, we encourage junior researchers to submit presentation proposals. Two participants per paper are welcome (e.g., a PhD student and her/his supervisor). The meeting will take place from July 1-5, 2011 at Schloss Oppurg (Germany), a picturesque historical castle close to Jena and Weimar.
Researchers interested in participation are invited to submit a 250 word summary of their proposed presentation by February 28th, 2011, to Nicole Harth (n.harth@uni-jena.de).
A small participation fee will be charged. Nicole Harth and Thomas Kessler (Thomas.kessler@uni-jena.de) are happy to answer any inquiries related to the workshop.
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