‘We don’t realise the power of group norms’. Interview with Anna Gajda, a doctoral student at the Institute of Psychology, UG

Social norms, self-interest, and social consent to violence – it turns out that these factors, among others, determine if an individual will engage in collective actions, whether normative or beyond the limits of acceptable norms. We spoke to Anna Gajda, a PhD student at the Institute of Psychology, UG, about the research findings in the project ‘Individual differences and support for group violence: the role of disinhibition, boldness and meanness’.