Dr Robert Jagiello

Postdoctoral Affiliate

Dr Robert Jagiello completed his DPhil in Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology at Oxford's Centre for the Study of Social Cohesion under the supervision of Professor Harvey Whitehouse. His research examines the psychological mechanisms behind social learning and group cohesion, and the cultural evolution of ritual and religion, using experimental and quantitative methods. He is also a Senior Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) where he works on the ERC project Com2Civ, which studies how rituals shape the reintegration of ex-combatants in Colombia and the Philippines. His wider interests include norm psychology, polarization, extremism, conspiracy beliefs and the evolution of music and morality.