Beyond Scenarios: Testable Models of the Evolution of Norms

这个项目的目的是调查社会规范的演变，以及它们在社会生活中的因果作用及其崩溃。它期望通过将新的正式技术应用于现有的假设，在这一领域产生新的知识；特别是因果分析，进化博弈论，和系统发育跨文化测试的经验合理性。预期的成果包括理论发展、改进的研究基础设施和与国际伙伴合作的培训，以及政策干预的理论建议。这应该使人们能够更深入地了解和控制和平社会生活的杠杆，无论是在传统社会中，还是在像澳大利亚这样开放、多元文化的大国中。

The aim of this project is to investigate the evolution of social norms, and their causal role in social life and its breakdown. It expects to generate new knowledge in this area through the application of new formal techniques to existing hypotheses; especially causal analysis, evolutionary game theory, and phylogenetic cross-cultural testing for empirically plausibility. Expected outcomes include theory development, improved research infrastructure and training in collaboration with international partners, and theoretical recommendations for policy intervention. This should allow greater insight and control over the levers of peaceful social life, both in traditional societies, and in large, open, multi-cultural nations like Australia.