Politicians often mistake their own beliefs for public opinion. 🏛️🗳️ Recent research in @ispp-pops.bsky.social, summarized on @3streamsblog.bsky.social by @jieun-lee.bsky.social, shows how bias shapes leaders’ perceptions of what voters want. Read here 👉 medium.com/3streams/lea...

👇 call for papers on the political psychology of East Asia!

Benevolent authority beliefs predict public approval in China, but not Japan. At the same time, democratic values were positively associated with public approval in Japan but negatively associated with that in China (in @ispp-pops.bsky.social) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

The last article from our August issue is a review by Eric Baldwin of two books looking at the state of radicalization and what it means for US politics. Read the insightful analysis online: doi.org/10.1111/pops...

What drives attitudes towards economic mobility & redistributive policies? Research from Matamoros-Lima et al. in our August issue finds that the perceived difficulty (or ease) in improving socioeconomic status helps to shape support for redistribution. Read open-access: doi.org/10.1111/pops...

If you'd like read an analysis of how applicants for Irish passports through descent draw on discourses of 'effortfulness' i.e. the idea that they need to put in the work, well, do I have an 8000 word open access @ispp-pops.bsky.social article for you: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

What does it mean to be European? Mayer et al.'s article in our August issue looks at adolescents' ideas of European identity in Germany. Read open-access online for how these conceptualizations of identity shape intolerance, support of the EU, and more: doi.org/10.1111/pops...

How do social interactions shape ethnic identity? John Doces' article in our August issue examines the effects of social contact on ethnic identity through a field experiment in West Africa and finds a complex dynamic between interethnic relations & identity. Read more: doi.org/10.1111/pops...

Working on political psychology research with a focus on East Asia? A new special issue of our journal will center East Asia to broaden the field’s geographic & cultural assumptions. Find the call in the Special Issues section of the link below & consider submitting your work! linktr.ee/POPSjournal

As the fall semester begins, I'd like to send a call to anyone who would like to get involved in our Consortium on Moral Decision-Making. We're a dedicated network of morality and ethics researchers focused on breaking outside siloes to work together on big questions. moralconsortium.psu.edu 1/n

“We used data comprised of 24,009 participants nested within 42 countries. Multilevel models largely supported the competing claims of social dominance and social identity theories over SJT.”

When & why do individuals defend the political systems they live in? Valdes et al. study the tenets of System Justification Theory in a paper from our August issue. Read open-access for their findings on what motivates people to see their system as just, fair, & legitimate. doi.org/10.1111/pops...

What drives the decisions of world leaders? From our August issue, Brent Mills applies Moral Foundations Theory to better understand leaders' motivations & behavior using Vladimir Putin as a case study. Read online: doi.org/10.1111/pops...

How do societies move past perceived roles of “victim” and “perpetrator” in the aftermath of conflict? In our August issue, Kazarovytska et al. study this in the context of WWII and explore new ways of understanding collective memory and identity. Read open-access here: doi.org/10.1111/pops...

Can tolerance promoted by comprehensive welfare states withstand demographic pressure? In studying racial animosity in Sweden following the refugee crisis, Persson & Widmalm found higher levels of antipathy toward political ideologies than ethnic identities. Read open-access: doi.org/10.1111/pops...

Does a candidate's gender change the way voters evaluate them? A Rohrbach & Schönhagen article in our August issue studies the role that voters' heuristics and rationalizations play in candidate evaluation. Read the full open-access piece online: doi.org/10.1111/pops...

Do ad disclosures on political social media posts change how viewers evaluate a post? Stafford et al.'s study in our August issue suggests disclosures play a strong role in how voters respond to various political messages. Read for more and the implications of their findings: doi.org/10.1111/pops...

Is there a link between conservatism & perceived openness/tolerance? In our August issue, Rupar et al. find the level of perceived universalism values in society related to right-wing views & nationalism via the view of universalism as threat to trad. ways of life. Read now: doi.org/10.1111/pops...

🇮🇳Check out this recent article, “Do Populist Leaders Mimic the Language of Ordinary Citizens? Evidence From India,” published in @ispp-pops.bsky.social by Jean-Thomas Martelli and Christophe Jaffrelot 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #polisky

salt air... new issue to explore i've never needed anything more the august issue of political psychology is out now featuring ten original articles and a book review. check out the table of contents for more: buff.ly/fwpNtEo

The last of our book reviews in our June issue is a piece by Kay Lehman Schlozman. In the article, Schlozman reviews Muirhead & Rosenblum's Ungoverning: The Attack on the Administrative State and the Politics of Chaos. Read the full piece online: doi.org/10.1111/pops...

The second book review from our June issue covers Orla T. Muldoon's The Social Psychology of Trauma. University of Lausanne scholars Eva G.T. Green & Christian Staerklé take a look at how Muldoon's book reframes trauma as a fundamentally social and political process. doi.org/10.1111/pops...

In a survey experiment, we asked a sample of Portuguese voters to imagine that a politician was being investigated for a corruption case—money in exchange for favoritism in a public tender. (1)

We have three book reviews to round out our June issue article spotlight. Up first is Carrie Menkel-Meadow's review of Hope Amidst Conflict by Oded Adomi Leshem. Read for the perspective of the award-winning scholar of alternative dispute resolution on Leshem's book doi.org/10.1111/pops...

Does gender bias shape what voters learn about candidates? Libby Jenke's eye-tracking study in our June issue found attention doesn't differ by candidate gender. Read online for more on what this means for gender bias in candidate judgment and information acquisition: doi.org/10.1111/pops...

📣Fresh out the slammer - our Registered Report on the so-called LWA - "A specter is haunting political psychology—a specter of left-wing authoritarianism" with @milicaninkovic.bsky.social out now in Political Psychology! @ispp-pops.bsky.social ! doi.org/10.1111/pops...

That feeling you get when one of your students’ work shows up in your feed does not get old.

When do we think the system is fair and why? Ferrés et al.’s article in our June issue explores how comparing today’s society to past conditions or future alternatives can shape how people perceive fairness and legitimacy in the system. Read the full article online: doi.org/10.1111/pops...

Can providing facts about ethnic discrimination change people's beliefs and raise support for affirmative action? We put it to the test in new @ispp-pops.bsky.social study with @willemdekoster.bsky.social, Jeroen v/d Waal and Masja van Meteren. A thread! Open access link: doi.org/10.1111/pops...

Call for abstracts; 1 week 2 go! dl: 15/07/25 Special Issue: 'Re-examining Norms of Good Citizenship When Democratic Values are Under Threat' w/h @ispp-pops.bsky.social Full call& instructions: ispp.org/wp/wp-conten... Any questions, pls feel free to reach out directly or via [email protected]

the article is now alive at @ispp-pops.bsky.social!

Thank you so much @ispp-pops.bsky.social for the opportunity to present our research on Deepfakes and their potential threat in political contexts. What an honour to present among all of these brilliant colleagues. #politicalpsychology #ispp2025

Grateful for the opportunity to present my research on the emotional effects of xenophobic rhetoric on Latino immigration attitudes at #ISPP2025 Thanks to everyone who joined — excited to keep learning from this community. @polpsyispp.bsky.social @ispp-pops.bsky.social

I’ll be presenting this paper this afternoon at #ISPP2025. 3.10pm in the National Identity, Belonging & Exclusion session. I’ll also be making an argument for Political Psychology to engage to a greater extent with diaspora and multi-generational identity rather than just immigration.

A very nice article on our (with @clandwehr.bsky.social and Philipp Harms) study on false consensus beliefs and populist attitudes. 👇 Link to the study, published in @ispp-pops.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1111/pops....

Join us at #ISPP2025 and be part of the conversation on #classism and #social_change! @labdesigualdad.bsky.social @ispp-pops.bsky.social @polpsyispp.bsky.social 🗓️ Sunday, July 6, 2025 🕥 10:15 – 11:30 AM 📍 Room RB 107

How does personal experience with healthcare shape trust in public institutions? In our June issue, Cavazza & Roccato explore how satisfaction with national health services may influence broader political trust and attitudes. Read the full piece open-access: doi.org/10.1111/pops...

Oh, I’ve heard this is really good! You should read it!

How has Brexit reshaped what it means to be Irish abroad? In our June issue, Marc Scully explores how members of the Irish diaspora in Britain are rethinking identity, belonging, and citizenship in a shifting political landscape. Read the full article open-access: doi.org/10.1111/pops...

How did beliefs about justice shape views on Australia’s Voice referendum? A study from Bartholomaeus & Strelan looks at how belief in a just world for oneself and others was linked to support, action, and attitudes toward the Voice to Parliament. Read open-access: doi.org/10.1111/pops...

Does background or biology (or both) drive political rationality? In our June issue, Ahlskog brings the timeless question of Nature vs. Nurture to political cognition exploring how socioeconomic status & genetic influences interact to shape political beliefs. Open-access: doi.org/10.1111/pops...

What happens when pejorative terms are reclaimed? In our June issue, Uysal & Acar explore how reappropriating stigmatized labels can reshape group identity and may help promote collective action. Read open-access: doi.org/10.1111/pops...

What makes people back political interventions during crises? Casiraghi et al.’s article in our June issue explores how emotional reactions, political alignment, and trust shape public support for crisis measures. Read the full open-access article: doi.org/10.1111/pops...

How have Ukrainians' feelings toward Russian citizens changed since the 2022 invasion? Ash & Shapovalov’s study in our June issue examines how emotions have shifted since the start of the war and what those emotions could mean for support for peace. Read more: doi.org/10.1111/pops...

How do political actors use moral appeals in multiparty systems? Husson & Palma’s article in our June issue explores when and why parties utilize moral arguments & how it shapes political competition. Read the open-access article: doi.org/10.1111/pops...

You can find our paper on reappropriation and collective action in the latest issue!

Catch me on my one European tour date in Prague this summer as I continue to promote my latest single (-authored article). @polpsyispp.bsky.social

Our June issue is out & we've got a killer lineup for your (reading) festival season! Our headliners feature original research on collective action, institutional trust, & more. Plus three book reviews on hope, trauma, & the administrative state. Full setlist: buff.ly/lAEgetT

Why do civilizations survive—and what drives them to collapse? In our April issue, Brian D’Agostino offers a critical appraisal of Jon Mills’ End of the World (2024), examining its psychoanalytic take on humanity's fate. Read the full review: doi.org/10.1111/pops...

Can compassion moderate other emotions that shape public attitudes toward refugees? A study by Erisen & Uysal in our April issue examines how perceived threat and compassion interact to influence support for refugee policies. Read the full piece open-access: doi.org/10.1111/pops...