@inproceedings{Boella-Torre:ceas04,
  abstract = {In this paper we consider the relation between desires and obligations
in normative multiagent systems. We introduce a model of their relation based
on what we call the social delegation cycle, which explains the creation of norms
from agent desires in three steps. First individual agent desires generate group
goals, then a group goal is individualized in a social norm, and finally the norm
is accepted by the agents when it leads to the fulfilment of the desires the cycle
started with. We formalize the social delegation cycle by formalizing goal generation
as a merging process of the individual agent desires, we formalize norm
creation as a planning process for both the obligation and the associated sanctions
or rewards, and we formalize the acceptance relation as both a belief of agents
that the fulfilment of the norm leads to achievement of their desires, and the belief
that other agents will act according to the norm.},
  address = {Valencia},
  author = {G. Boella and L. van der Torre},
  booktitle = {Procs. of CEAS Workshop at ECAI'04},
  title = {Delta: The Social delegation Cycle},
  url = {http://icr.uni.lu/leonvandertorre/papers/ecai04c.pdf},
  year = {2004}
}