Anger: From anti-social to pro-social
About the project
Contemporary populism has transformed political anger into widespread rebellion against ethnic and cultural pluralism. Yet anger is a double-edged sword: it can fuel contempt for immigrants and asylum seekers, but it can also motivate protest against their unjust treatment.
This project integrates political philosophy, applied behavioural science and data sciences using game theoretical and agent-based modelling, informed by real social data, to explore why negative forms of anger become common in societies – and provide potential strategies to transform anger into a positive democratic force.
Researchers involved
- Dr Julian Garcia
- Professor Alan Dorin
- Dr Michael Ure (project lead)
- Dr Nicholas Faulkner
- Ms Frances Cameron-Muller