Norms and normative multiagent systems have become the subjects of interest for many
researchers. Such interest is caused by the need for agents to exploit the norms in …

In this chapter we provide an introductory presentation of normative multi-agent systems
(nMAS). The key idea of the chapter is that any definition of nMAS should preliminarily clarify …

Introduction to normative multiagent systems Page 1 Comput Math Organiz Theor (2006) 12:71–79
DOI 10.1007/s10588-006-9537-7 Introduction to normative multiagent systems Guido …

As research in Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) has been expanding its focus from from the
individual, cognitive focussed, agent models to models of socially situated agents, MAS …

Norms are utilised in agent societies to encourage acceptable behaviour by the participating
agents. They can be established or revised from the top-down (authority) or from the bottom …

Recent years have seen an increase in the application of ideas from the social sciences to
computational systems. Nowhere has this been more pronounced than in the domain of …

Norms are standards of behaviour expected of the members of a society. Norms in human
societies help in sustaining social order and facilitating cooperation and coordination among …

Social Order in Multiagent Systems provides an overview of current approaches, problems,
and considerations related to the study of norms and institutions in the context of multiagent …

Norms in multi-agent systems are a mechanism used to restrict the behavior of agents by
defining what agents are obligated, permitted or prohibited to do and by stating stimulus to …

Norms in human societies are expectations of behaviours of the individuals. In human
societies, there are several types of norms such as moral norms, social norms and legal …