Healthy democratic polities feature competing visions of a good society but also require
some level of cooperation and institutional trust. Democracy is at risk when citizens become …

People are motivated to perceive themselves as having control over their lives.
Consequently, they respond to events and cognitions that reduce control with compensatory …

Changing collective behaviour and supporting non-pharmaceutical interventions is an
important component in mitigating virus transmission during a pandemic. In a large …

A leading psychologist explains why nearly all of us—including many of those who are
persecuted and powerless—so often defend the social systems that cause misery and …

A theory of system justification was proposed 25 years ago by Jost and Banaji (1994, Br. J.
Soc. Psychol., 33, 1) in the British Journal of Social Psychology to explain 'the participation …

Emotional Heritage brings the issues of affect and power in the theorisation of heritage to the
fore, whilst also highlighting the affective and political consequences of heritage-making …

Nationalistic identities often play an influential role in citizens' voting behavior and political
engagement. Nationalistic ideologies tend to have firm categories and rules for what …

COVID-19 has emerged as one of the deadliest and most disruptive events in recent human
history. Drawing from political science and psychological theories, we examine the effects of …

Major terrorist events, such as the recent attacks in Ankara, Sinai, and Paris, can have
profound effects on a nation's values, attitudes, and prejudices. Yet psychological evidence …

As populist nationalism and criticism of government emerge from the Chinese online sphere,
the potential influence of public engagement in online communication on Chinese politics …