Janice Nadler
Research Professor
Joint appointment
Professor of Law, Northwestern University School of Law
Education
Ph.D., Social Psychology, University of Illinois; J.D., University of California, Berkeley
Curriculum vitae
Bio
Janice Nadler is Research Professor at the American Bar
Foundation, and Professor of Law at Northwestern University School of Law. She
received a J.D. from the University of
California at…
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Research focus
Compliance with the law; perceptions of responsibility and fairness; and negotiation and conflict.
Projects
- Moral Judgment and the Psychology of Legal Blame
- Latest finding: Jun 7, 2011
- In this project, I propose to conduct a series of experiments to map the contours ofpsychological blame, as it is influenced by the wrongdoer’s motive, the wrongdoer’s character, and…
- Expressive Law
- Latest finding: Jan 23, 2008, with Richard McAdams
- This project seeks to understand empirically the effects that law has apart from sanctions that it imposes. It tests experimentally the theory that law influences behavior in coordination games with…
- Condemn-Nation: The Social Psychological Foundations of the Kelo Backlash
- Latest finding: Jan 23, 2008, with Shari Seidman Diamond
- This project seeks to understand and explain the extreme public reaction to the Kelo case, in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that governments are permitted to force the sale of private property…
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Publications
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Moral Character, Motive, and the Psychology of Blame
- Cornell Law Review
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“Blaming As a Social Process: The Influence of Character and Moral Emotion on Blame”
- Law & Contemporary Problems
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“The Language of Consent in Police Encounters”
- Oxford Handbook on Law and Language, Oxford University Press
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Commentary
Oct 8, 2008
Serving up a bailout, with a side of justice
Chicago Tribune, October 3, 2008
By Kenworthey Bilz and Janice NadlerJust after Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's original proposal was made public, an…
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Presentations
- The Influence of Initial Trust Perceptions on Integrative Negotiation Outcomes
- Apr 2012
- Blame, Emotion, & Moral Character
- Feb 2012
- Harm, Character, and Moral Emotion
- May 2011
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Professional Service & Recognition
- Co-Editor, Analyzing Law's Reach: Empirical Research on Law and Society (ABA Publishing, forthcoming,)
- Member, Executive Board, Dispute Resolution Research Center, Northwestern University