Dehumanization Is Threatening Democracy Two out of three American political partisans think members of the other party are less than fully human, which makes it easier to harm them.
What Motivates White People to Actively Support Black Lives Matter Contact with Black people predicts Whites’ participation in the BLM movement.
It Isn’t My Fault: Using Emotion-based Interventions to Engage Groups Involved in Conflict How do researchers design interventions that change the behavior of individuals who are motivated to do the opposite of the researchers’ intended outcome?
From the Indian Province of Kerala to the Middle East Conflict: When the Ingroup is Viewed as Eternal
Scholar Spotlight: Ekin Birdir on How Culture Shapes Ideas of Peace Social psychologist Ekin Birdir reflects on how culture and identity shape the way people think about peace.
They Must Understand Us First! The Pathway to Trust and Forgiveness of Others As polarization, conflicts, and wars tear societies apart, is reconciliation possible?
Group Membership Shapes Mind Perception Recent research examines the influence of group membership on mind perception.
Schadenfreude in Gaza: The Psychology of Intergroup Conflict The act of people exhibiting pleasure at others’ pain has a long history.