How to Change Norms, and Why We Should
Betsy Levy Paluck
Leading Authority on Social Norms and Norm Change, Individual and Social Network-wide Behavioral Change, and the Reduction of Prejudice and Conflict; 2017 MacArthur Fellow and Professor, Princeton University
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Scientifically Examining Prejudice, Bias, Harassment & Discrimination
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2017 MacArthur Fellow
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Combating Sexual Harassment with Behavioural Insights
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Arguing the Right Way
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The State of Social Science
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How to Promote Social Cohesion
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Changing Brains: Conflict Resolution, Cooperation, and Well-Being
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How Collective Norms Can Produce or Mediate Climates of Conflict
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Biography
Betsy Levy Paluck is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and in the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, at Princeton University. She is also the Deputy Director of the Kahneman-Triesman Center for Behavioral Public Policy.
Her expertise lies in understanding social norms and norm change, individual and social network-wide behavioral change, and the reduction of prejudice and conflict, including ethnic and political conflict, youth conflict in schools, and violence against women. Her research on these topics has been set in the United States, Central and West Africa, and Latin America.
Paluck is a 2017 Macarthur Fellow, holds awards and an honorary degree for her research and writing, and importantly to her, a mentoring award from Princeton University.
Betsy Levy Paluck is available to advise your organization via virtual and in-person consulting meetings, interactive workshops and customized keynotes through the exclusive representation of Stern Speakers, a division of Stern Strategy Group®.
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Books & Research
Can Playing Together Help Us Live Together?
(Science, August 2020)
The Contact Hypotheses Re-Evaluated
(Cambridge University Press, February 2018)
Designing Nudges for the Context: Golden Coin Decals Nudge Workplace Behavior in China
(Elsevier, 2018)
The Effect of a Supreme Court Decision Regarding Gay Marriage on Social Norms and Personal Attitudes
(Psychological Science, 2017)
Norm Perception as a Vehicle for Social Change
(Social Issues and Policy Review, 2016)
Changing Climates of Conflict: A Social Network Experiment in 56 Schools
(Crossmark, November 2015)
Stopping the Drama: Gendered Influence in a Network Field Experiment
(American Sociological Association, 2015)
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Social Psychologist Paluck Awarded MacArthur Fellowship
October 11, 2017
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Paluck, Betsy LevyBiography
Betsy Levy Paluck is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and in the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, at Princeton University. She is also the Deputy Director of the Kahneman-Triesman Center for Behavioral Public Policy.
Her expertise lies in understanding social norms and norm change, individual and social network-wide behavioral change, and the reduction of prejudice and conflict, including ethnic and political conflict, youth conflict in schools, and violence against women. Her research on these topics has been set in the United States, Central and West Africa, and Latin America.
Paluck is a 2017 Macarthur Fellow, holds awards and an honorary degree for her research and writing, and importantly to her, a mentoring award from Princeton University.
Betsy Levy Paluck is available to advise your organization via virtual and in-person consulting meetings, interactive workshops and customized keynotes through the exclusive representation of Stern Speakers, a division of Stern Strategy Group®.
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