Behavioral Policy Speaker Series: Rebecca Wolfe — Why Do People Join Violent Groups and What Can We Do To Prevent Them? A Behavioral Perspective
A major policy question today is how to prevent people from joining violent groups, such as ISIS, al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, and gangs in Latin America. Often people assume it's mainly for economic reasons, but as social psychology and behavioral economics tells us, financial reward is rarely the sole motivator of behavior. Dr…
