Descrizione del progetto
Verificare la teoria comunicativa della punizione
Scopo fondamentale della pena è quello di comunicare ai contravventori una condanna delle loro azioni. I genitori rimproverano i propri figli quando si comportano male, mentre i tribunali condannano chi si macchia di un reato alla detenzione. La punizione fallisce se il trasgressore non tiene in considerazione il messaggio o non riesce a capirlo. Il progetto PUNISH, finanziato dall’UE, indagherà le varie tipologie di messaggi che i contravventori ricevono attraverso la pena (per quale ragione credono di essere puniti) e le loro reazioni a quest’ultima. Cercherà, ad esempio, di comprendere se si sentano pentiti o trattati ingiustamente. Il progetto darà vita a un quadro teorico (filosofia legale, psicologia sociale ed economia comportamentale), quindi verificherà la validità delle ipotesi in vari studi di laboratorio sperimentali e controllati, nonché nell’ambito giudiziario.
Obiettivo
Punishment is ubiquitous. We discipline children when they misbehave, and we demand even harsher sanctions for criminal offences. Punishment is thought to serve a communicative purpose: Through punishment, victims and third parties seek to send various “messages” to transgressors (e.g. condemning the wrongness of the act and imploring them to reform). But are these messages effectively delivered and understood by transgressors? And does the interpretation of a punitive message have the desired effects on the transgressor?
To answer these questions, this research examines (a) the types of messages transgressors receive through punishment (why they think they are being punished), and (b) transgressors’ reactions to them (e.g. perceived fairness, experienced remorse). Further, it explores (c) the features of a punitive message that influences how the message is interpreted by transgressors. The research will be built on a theoretical framework that integrates knowledge from three distinct fields: legal philosophy, social psychology, and behavioural economics. The specific hypotheses deducted from this framework will be tested in controlled experimental lab studies as well as in a court setting.
The insights from this research will be informative to all disciplines interested in criminal justice and punishment. First, this research will develop our theoretical understanding of punitive procedures and their effects. Second, it has important implications for how we should deliver punishment to enhance justice outcomes, whether in the context of formal legal proceedings or informal sanctions.
The quality of the research will be strengthened by access to exceptional research facilities and expertise at the host university, and interdisciplinary collaboration with scholars both within the university and beyond. Further, the expertise and methodological training acquired through the fellowship will significantly develop the researcher’s capacities and profile.
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MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)Coordinatore
80539 MUNCHEN
Germania