Essential to the institutional structure of democracy is democratic consciousness. In the process of consolidating democracy in Pakistan, the nurturing of this consciousness and the norms and values ...

We propose evolutionary dynamics to show how rules converge into norms. Individuals play a game of upholding or rejecting a rule, and the more they uphold the rule, the more it becomes established as ...

DIFFERENT SITUATIONS require different rules. Social context determines when market or social rules apply, even for the same service. In his 2009 book, Predictably Irrational economist Dan Ariely ...

The role of the informal rule of law works best alongside formal actions of leaders and institutions. Through much of the last year, COVID-19 has propelled many people to accept and follow new ...

Talk about "the good ol' days" of Americans politics is generally misplaced. The notion that politicians used to engage in a high-minded, cooperative process, with well-intentioned policymakers ...

Why are there formal and informal ways of getting things done, and how do we know which is which? Think about how communities settle disputes through either customary laws or formally established ...

In a 2022 study published by the Russell Sage Foundation, researchers explored how prime-age men navigate their roles ...