January 16, 2019

Perceptions of fairness - Adam Moore and Laura Cram

20 minutes

Traditionally, politics has been about compromise. Being part of a shared community, whether local, national, or international, has been about negotiation, reciprocity, and trust.

How can territorial identity influence, and perhaps even distort, perceptions of fairness?

Perceptions of intergroup (un)fairness and of being “left behind,” for example, provided much of the momentum behind the UK Brexit decision. Here to discuss are Director of the Neuropolitics Research Lab Professor Laura Cram and Lecturer in Psychology Dr Adam Moore, both from the University of Edinburgh.

Perceptions of fairness - Adam Moore and Laura Cram

20 minutes

Traditionally, politics has been about compromise. Being part of a shared community, whether local, national, or international, has been about negotiation, reciprocity, and trust.

How can territorial identity influence, and perhaps even distort, perceptions of fairness?