📢Fresh article out: Comparing the White racial contract (Mills) in the U.S. and the Turkishness contract (Ünlü) in Turkey through mixed-methods, Ekin, Ludwin and I exposed how "peace" is used to maintain the status quo rather than achieve justice. bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Haven’t seen this reported in the UK news at all. My colleagues there report that faculty members were also stopped and prevented from entering campus. english.wafa.ps/Pages/Detail...

Happening today! Still time to register: tinyurl.com/disruptive-p...

At a time when Western exceptionalism is proving illusory, there is much to learn from peoples who have fought for just peace & liberation for centuries. Our call for critical/Majority World research on resistance in psych of peace & conflict: www.apa.org/pubs/journals/pac/resistance-peace-conflict

I’ve voted ‘yes’ & ‘yes’ in the @ucu.org.uk ballot. Enough is enough. #WeAreTheUniversity

At a time when Western exceptionalism is proving illusory, there is much to learn from peoples who have fought for just peace & liberation for centuries. Our call for critical/Majority World research on resistance in psych of peace & conflict: www.apa.org/pubs/journals/pac/resistance-peace-conflict

The concluding paragraph of #ScienceUnderSiege (www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/micha...)

Join the Methods in Social Change and Inertia series on Oct 20 at 2pm UK time for a workshop on the Social Change Algorithm by Roxane de la Sablonniere, Diana Cardenas, and Jean-Marc Lina! Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/25bb20... #psychology #socialsciences #socialpsych #socialchange

The 1st session of this year's Psychology of Resistance Virtual Meetings is next Monday, October 13: We start with an interactive workshop to diversify our methodological toolbox to better investigate forms of resistance and repression in different contexts. To register: tinyurl.com/resistancere...

This is an interactive "methods bazaar". Thus, you can also bring along your methods, ideas, suggestions, questions and dilemmas, and experiences to share (5 mins max), with or without a slide or two (optional, not required for participation). Remember to register: tinyurl.com/resistancere...

The 3rd year of the Psychology of Resistance (in violent, repressive contexts) Virtual Meeting Series is starting this month - here is the schedule for the academic year 2025/26. More information, recordings, and form for mailing list to receive registration links here: resistancepsych.blogspot.com

Interested in state-of-the-art methodologies to study social change? My brilliant colleague @drfbzen.bsky.social is hosting Dr. Agnieszka Rychwalska next week, funded by British Academy! 👉 resistancepsych.blogspot.com/p/methods-in... Come and learn all things functional connectivity analysis! 🧐

Feeling like academia is in pretty bad shape? You're not alone. @clarekelly.bsky.social and I previously wrote about the need to collectively rethink and reshape scientific practice: the academic doughnut. Read more at elifesciences.org/articles/84991 But, have these ideas changed anything? 👇

Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity. 1/n

Free BA-funded workshop by Dr Agnieszka Rychwalska on using functional connectivity analysis to analyse complex social systems on Sep 23 & 24! For details & registration: resistancepsych.blogspot.com/p/methods-in... #psychology #socialsciences #socialpsych #socialchange

Great piece by Maja Kutlaca, Helena Radke & Melis Uluğ on moving psychology beyond selective allyship toward consistent global action. Well worth a read. www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Last chance to register! Free workshops on computational & network approaches to research on social change! Sep 1-2: Prof. Simon Angus. Sep 4-5: Dr. Joshua Uyheng. More details here: resistancepsych.blogspot.com/p/methods-in... #psychology #socialsciences #socialpsych #socialchange #researchmethods

In September, we have 3 brilliant scholars providing free methods workshops on computational and network approaches to research on social change. Registration is now open for in-person and online attendance. More details here: resistancepsych.blogspot.com/p/methods-in...

Call for presentations and sessions in the next round of the Psychology of Resistance Virtual Meeting Series, September '25 - June '26! Details and formats as well as proposal submission form here: forms.gle/jcs2XEx9igdS... and more information about the series in the thread!

In September, we have 3 brilliant scholars providing free methods workshops on computational and network approaches to research on social change. Registration is now open for in-person and online attendance. More details here: resistancepsych.blogspot.com/p/methods-in...

Third workshop of the Methods in Social Change and Inertia series is coming up on Tuesday June 3! Ismael Puga and Cristobal Moya will discuss methods to examine ideological inversion, a key factor in inertia. For more, see: resistancepsych.blogspot.com/p/methods-in-societal-change-and-inertia.html

Third workshop of the Methods in Social Change and Inertia series is coming up on Tuesday June 3! Ismael Puga and Cristobal Moya will discuss methods to examine ideological inversion, a key factor in inertia. For more, see: resistancepsych.blogspot.com/p/methods-in-societal-change-and-inertia.html

Second workshop of the Methods in Social Change and Inertia series is Thursday, May 29! Emma Thomas (Flinders) will be showing us new approaches to using person-centred analyses in collective action research. Register here: tinyurl.com/MSCI25No2

Second workshop of the Methods in Social Change and Inertia series is Thursday, May 29! Emma Thomas (Flinders) will be showing us new approaches to using person-centred analyses in collective action research. Register here: tinyurl.com/MSCI25No2

Join the Psychology of Resistance meeting series on Friday at 14.30 UK time to hear Dr Stephanie Dornschneider-Elkink discuss her fascinating work on “Dissident Reasoning in the Arab World”. To register: tinyurl.com/dissidents-arab

First session of the Methods in Social Change and Inertia series is this Thursday! Come see one way to use AI to study polarisation, ideological networks, and more with Durrheim and Ohamadike (U of Johannesburg)! Register here: tinyurl.com/MSCI25No1