How do Descriptive Norms Influence Behaviour? te Velde, V. (University of Queensland), Louis, W. (University of Queensland) Descriptive norms, which measure the prevalence of moral behaviour (“cooperation”) in a population, and injunctive norms, which measure beliefs about the moral imperative to cooperate, are known to be powerful motivators of cooperation. Understanding the channels of these […]

The Role of Inequality in Moral and Immoral Leadership von Hippel, B. (University of Queensland), Solda, A. (Queensland University of Technology), Ke, C. (Queensland University of Technology), Page, L. (University of Technology Sydney) Ballooning levels of societal inequality have led to a resurgence of interest in the economic causes and consequences of wealth disparity. What […]

Reexamining Ritual Sacrifice in Late-Capitalism Wang, K. (The Pennsylvania State University) This work focuses on one understudied rhetorical dynamic of late-capitalist governmentality – its deployment of ritual and sacrificial discourses. Ritual takings of things of human value, including ritual human sacrifice, has been continuously practiced for as long as human civilisation itself has existed. Ample […]

Does Belief in Different Representations of the Christian God Predict Attitudes and Tolerance Toward Muslims? Kapelles, T. (Australian Catholic University), Anderson, J.  (Australian Catholic University), de la Piedad Garcia, X. (Australian Catholic University), Kaufmann, L. (Australian Catholic University) The current study sought to determine whether Christians’ religious belief in specific representations of God (i.e., as […]