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  • Social sciences
  • Sociology
  • Behavioral economics

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  • Social norms, unwritten rules guiding behavior, are increasingly proposed as solutions for societal, environmental, and health challenges.
  • Traditional views often treat social norms as static or post-hoc explanations, overlooking their dynamic evolution.
  • Emerging research highlights the need to understand how norms emerge, evolve, and respond to contemporary issues like pandemics and climate change.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide a comprehensive overview of current research on social norm change.
  • To explore the drivers and consequences of evolving social norms.
  • To investigate methods for engineering social norm change to promote desired behavioral shifts.

Main Methods:

  • Thematic issue compiling 14 contributions presenting state-of-the-art approaches.
  • Analysis of norm identification, norm change dynamics, and behavioral impacts.
  • Examination of drivers of spontaneous norm change and engineered interventions.

Main Results:

  • Social norms are not static but evolve dynamically in response to changing group processes and societal challenges.
  • Insights into identifying norms, tracking norm change, and measuring their effects on behavior.
  • Understanding of factors driving spontaneous norm shifts and the potential for engineered norm change.

Conclusions:

  • A dynamic understanding of social norm evolution is essential for leveraging norms to address complex societal issues.
  • Research highlights the interplay between group dynamics, societal challenges, and norm transformation.
  • Future directions include developing strategies for effective and ethical social norm engineering.