Category: Events

  • BEHAVIOURAL ECONOMICS AND NORMATIVITY

    BEHAVIOURAL ECONOMICS AND NORMATIVITY

    NOW5: Normactivity Online Workshop

    May 27, 2026. Time: 03:00 PM (CEST) – 9:00 AM (EDT)

    Online event. Registration required by May 22. Register here: https://forms.gle/zEhdDgPVxuT9jNdL6

    We invite you to join this free online workshop exploring how behavioural economics deepens our understanding of normativity, regulation, and human conduct.

    Invited speakers

    Roger Brownsword, King’s College London
    Nick Chater, Warwick Business School
    Alex Imas, University of Chicago
    Cass Sunstein, Harvard University

    Organizing Committee

    Alberto Bisin, New York University
    Laura Danón, University of Córdoba
    Olimpia G. Loddo, University of Cagliari
    Giuseppe Lorini, University of Cagliari
    Mario Macis, Johns Hopkins University

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  • NEO-INSTITUTIONALISM AND URBAN STUDIES: behaviours, agency, and complexity

    NEO-INSTITUTIONALISM AND URBAN STUDIES: behaviours, agency, and complexity

    May 25, 2026. Time: 5 – 7 PM (CET)

    Politecnico di Milano, CRAFT (Building 11B). Via Ampère, 20, 20133, Milan, Italy.

    Open seminar

    Description

    This seminar opens a series on neo-institutionalism and urban studies. With Malte Dold (NYU), it explores how agency, behaviour, and norms are shaped in urban space, viewing institutions as dynamic, spatial processes emerging through everyday practices and social interaction.

    Presentations

    What’s new in neo-institutionalism?
    Anita De Franco, Politecnico di Milano

    Beyond Biases: How Minds Learn, Innovate, and Coordinate in Complex Spaces
    Malte Dold, New York University

    Contact

    anita.defranco@polimi.it

    Photo credit: Karsten Winegeart © Unsplash

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  • NORMATIVITY WITHOUT REASONS

    NORMATIVITY WITHOUT REASONS

    A cycle of seminars by Hannah Ginsborg,
    UC Berkeley / Visiting Professor at University of Cagliari

    May 4-5-6, 2026. Time: 4 PM CET

    Department of Law, University of Cagliari (Sant’Ignazio Campus)

    The seminars will address key issues in the philosophy of normativity, with particular attention to primitive normativity, understanding, and Wittgenstein’s rule-following considerations.

    Discussants

    Ivan Błečić, Vinicio Busacchi, Gianmarco Chiri, Andrea Loi, Olimpia Giuliana Loddo, Francesco Marrosu, Simone Pinna, Pietro Salis

    Scientific coordination

    Giuseppe Lorini, University of Cagliari

    For information: lorini@unica.it; olimpia.loddo@unica.it

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