This research group investigates how moral intuitions shape political thinking, communication, and mutual understanding in contemporary societies. The group’s work is grounded in Moral Foundations Theory (MFT), which proposes that human moral reasoning is based on a set of core dimensions: care, fairness, loyalty, authority, sanctity, and, in later extensions, liberty.

The group employs a combination of experimental and survey-based methods to study moral judgments, political attitudes, and cross-ideological understanding.

Current research includes the study of potential asymmetries in how individuals with different political orientations understand and represent each other’s viewpoints, in a Scandinavian context. 

The group is interdisciplinary, bringing together expertise from psychology and political science. It aims to develop a strong and lasting research environment at the intersection of moral and political psychology, with high academic quality and international relevance.