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This book presents the concept of norms by four different philosophers. They discuss how norms emerge, persist, change, and how they serve to explain what we do

Social norms are rules that prescribe what people should and should not do given their social surroundings and circumstances. Norms instruct people to keep thei

In this new edition of his critically acclaimed book, Jon Elster examines the nature of social behavior, proposing choice as the central concept of the social s

The author explores why a large number of international organizations adopted sanctions against the apartheid regime in South Africa despite strategic and econo

Large scale behavioral interventions work in some social contexts, but fail in others. The book explains this phenomenon with diverse personal and social behavi