Semester 2, 2019-2020
Type of courseTheory-oriented Workshops
DateApril 8 and April 9, 2020
LocationUtrecht University, Utrecht Science Park, Ruppert 11
2 days
Maximum number of participants25
ECTS1 EC will be appointed for participation in the complete course
StaffNamkje Koudenburg (RUG), Félice van Nunspeet (UU), Stefano Pagliaro (Università di Chieti-Pescara).
In this workshop, Dr. Pagliaro, associate professor in social psychology at Università di Chieti-Pescara in Italy, will present us his (collaborative) work on the role of morality for people’s self- and social identity, and intra- and intergroup relations. The aims of the workshop are four-fold: participants will (a) be informed about the expert’s research topic; (b) learn more about recent research and methods for examining the social functions of morality and its implications for group processes in general as well as organizational contexts in particular; (c) actively think about and discuss methodological tools in social and personality psychology, in collaboration with other attendees during the small group assignment; and (d) discuss and receive insights about possible academic career developments.
Day 1: Theoretical Issues:
Dr. Pagliaro will present an overview of his previous and current work on the role of morality in social perception and inter- and intergroup dynamics. In particular, Dr. Pagliaro will present evidence about the fundamental role of the moral dimension (in comparison with other relevant evaluative dimensions such as competence or sociability) on (a) impression formation process, (b) intragroup regulation (i.e., norms and leader-followers relations), and (c) intergroup relations. Participants are requested to read key papers, and to prepare questions for the discussion. After lunch, students whose work is related to these topics can present and discuss their work. Later in the afternoon, Dr. Pagliaro will share some insights into his own career trajectory and we’ll have a group discussion about career developments.
Day 2: Methodological issues:
On the second day, Dr. Pagliaro will extend the theoretical lecture with a lecture about methods. Dr. Pagliaro has examined the role and importance of morality in intra- and intergroup relations in several ways: from experimentally manipulating moral group norms among student samples, to measuring ethical climates in, and employees’ identification with, organizations, and including current plans to incorporate psychophysiological research methods −all to examine (group-based) moral behaviour. Students will be invited to think about and discuss what techniques and/or measures might be used to expand the research on the role of morality in group processes and intergroup relations, and to advance its practical implications. Attendees will work on this in subgroups during the small group assignment, after which ideas will be shared during a plenary discussion.