2nd event in the „ZIN-Brown Bag Lectures” series: “Diverse Beliefs, Norms, and Value Systems”
On Thursday, 02.05. at 12:15 p.m. CET, communications scientist Prof. Dr. Sigrid Kannengießer and psychologist Simin Ziegler will give short lectures on the topic of "Diverse Beliefs, Norms, and Value Systems" as part of the "ZIN-Brown Bag Lectures".
What are the individual lectures about? You can find out in these abstracts:
- “Diverse Media Practices striving for Sustainability” (Prof. Dr. Sigrid Kannengießer): How do different actors use digital media to contribute to sustainability? This question is in the core of the presentation which discusses results from different empirical studies that analyzed media practices with which different actors use digital media to contribute to sustainability (that will be defined as socio-ecological-economic justice). In the focus are practices that either focus media as technologies or those that use media as content. Examples of the former are the repairing of media technologies or the production of fair digital devices, examples of the latter are the encryption of content or the production of media content that advertises for sustainability. In the presentation, these different media practices and the norms and values that are inherent in these practices are reconstructed as well as the ambitions of the actors to use online media for the formation of different movements striving for sustainability. Thereby, it is argued that the empowerment of digital media users is in the core of the action – on the one side regarding an informed and competent appropriation of digital media on the other side regarding the enabling of networking among like-minded people.
- ”Employees’ values in the context of organizational sustainability efforts“ (Simin Ziegler): People and their behavior will certainly play a crucial role toward reaching a sustainable future. Consequently, the topic of how individuals’ diverse values, beliefs and norms shape pro-environmental behaviors attracts continuous attention in environmental psychology. Employees values, for example, may influence how they judge their organization’s environmental efforts and perceived value-fits. This talk will provide an overview about psychological research and concepts to model such relationships with a focus on the work context.
