How Can We Enforce Good Norms in Inclusive Ways?

3 credits · Graduate

Well-functioning groups and spaces are simultaneously inclusive and have clear norms that support people in pursuing goals they value. But often these qualities are in tension. Some spaces are permissive, but lack the norms that help people regulate their behavior. Others enforce norms, but in exclusionary or punitive ways. Are there third ways? How can we create and maintain good norms while being inclusive; respond to people when they violate norms in ways that stand up for the norm but without excluding them? Using classic and contemporary examples, this seminar will explore these questions in diverse contexts, from game theory to responses to interpersonal settings (e.g., couples, families) to institutional settings (e.g., school) to intergroup conflicts (e.g., restorative justice).