Re-reading this chapter by Carina Hoerst, @alexhaslam.bsky.social @evangelospsych.bsky.social @swedishprotests.bsky.social @fergusneville.bsky.social et al. for lecture preparation for the coming term. www.researchgate.net/publication/...

The session that stood out for me, “What Can Social Psychology Do”—chaired by @swedishprotests.bsky.social—brought us together to explore how we can respond to urgent crises, for example by challenging journals, associations, and institutions complicit in, or failing to act on, the genocide in Gaza.

Also great to catch up with @metesefauysal.bsky.social auysal.bsky.social @swedishprotests.bsky.social hprotests.bsky.social and hear about their work on Greta Thunberg’s climate leadership with @yasemingacar.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Last week I was at the BPS Social Psych Conference @bps-social-psych.bsky.social in Oxford @ox.ac.uk The theme was Beyond Tribalism—bringing different traditions together organised by @shelleymckeown.bsky.social @swedishprotests.bsky.social @nascherme.bsky.social Some reflections in a thread 👇

Just arrived in the post! The new book on crowds & leadership, from @metesefauysal.bsky.social @swedishprotests.bsky.social & Yasemin Acar

New Book Monday! With a few weeks to spare before this year’s Social Psychology of Crowds lecture. @metesefauysal.bsky.social @swedishprotests.bsky.social @yasemingacar.bsky.social

Does civil disobdedience work? Fascinating report on the effectiveness of the Swedish Restore Wetlands campaign, which "successfully transformed a relatively unknown environmental issue into a national talking point through strategic civil disobedience" www.socialchangelab.org/restore-wetl...

On the anniversary, what do the events of #9-11 tell us? drury-sussex-the-crowd.blogspot.com/2011/09/what...

At @bps-social-psych.bsky.social, @samreenchhabra.bsky.social presents her important PhD research on the psychological effects of youth climate activism in India

Now @samreenchhabra.bsky.social presenting her research on the psychological impacts of climate activism in Indian youths

In the climate activist session @metesefauysal.bsky.social turns to leadership in the climate movement by discussing the making of a movement and how climate activists perceive Greta Thunberg’s leadership

Last sessions for this years conference have started. In the Talbot room @samuelfinnerty.bsky.social starts off the Climate Activism session outlining identity and ethical tensions among environmentally engaged scientists in climate advocacy

@profjohndrury.bsky.social opening the symposium exploring how social psychology can enhance our understanding of the 2024 anti-immigrant riots 🧵1/6

At @bps-social-psych.bsky.social the @behaviourresuk.bsky.social funded symposium on our 2024 riots project @swedishprotests.bsky.social @drannetempleton.bsky.social

Next up is our section chair @swedishprotests.bsky.social discussing the 2024 anti-immigrant riots in England in terms of group and identity dynamics 🧵3/6

Excellent panel session about publishing with two past and one current editor for British Journal of Social Psychology (BJSP) bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2044..., with tips on what to (not) do and how the system works.

At @bps-social-psych.bsky.social, section chair @swedishprotests.bsky.social congratulates Prof Stephen Gibson on the mid-career award @bpsofficial.bsky.social

This is infuriating. What is the point of a Marine Protected Area if trawlers are allowed to keep ploughing it? Yet again, the government has succumbed to commercial lobbying. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Organised by @drannetempleton.bsky.social, a Crowds & Identities and friends meal out at 100% Pasta, Oxford, for the @bps-social-psych.bsky.social annual conference

Amazing to meet with some Early Career academics during the mentoring session at @bps-social-psych.bsky.social . Inspiring and motivating to hear about their passion in research

At the @bps-social-psych.bsky.social annual conference, in his keynote Brian Parkinson completely demolishes primitive emotional contagion as an explanation for sharing emotion

We have a strong start with our first talk of the presentation delivered by the main keynote speaker - Professor Brian Parkinson! Brian's talk is titled: 'Explaining Interpersonal Emotion Convergence: Social Appraisal and Orientational Calibration Processes'.

We're pleased to kick off the 2025 BPS Social Psychology Section Conference with a welcoming speech by our chair @swedishprotests.bsky.social and organisers @shelleymckeown.bsky.social & @nascherme.bsky.social

🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨 The Social&Environmental Psychology Group @ruhr-uni-bochum.de is recruiting 2 PhDs and 1 Postdoc as part of the ERC-funded SUSCON project on sustainable consumption. Details here: PhDs:👉 jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/7... Postdoc:👉 jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/e...

On the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, I'm happy to have contributed to this piece in @teenvogue.com about the legacy of the hurricane in terms of the ways it motivated young survivors to get engaged and become activists. www.teenvogue.com/story/hurric...

Pleased to contribute this wonderful collection! Check out our paper on the divergent role of existential and political risks on tactical choice in climate activism if you have not yet: bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... w/ @nuriamartinez.bsky.social & @swedishprotests.bsky.social

Now published in Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology #OpenAccess The Making of a Movement (Together): How Climate Activists Perceive Greta Thunberg's Leadership @yasemingacar.bsky.social @swedishprotests.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

This summer I got to present my ongoing PhD study, befriend some of the most incredible Social Psychologists, and witness their inspiring work! Kudos to @metesefauysal.bsky.social @yasemingacar.bsky.social and @swedishprotests.bsky.social for creating this inclusive and enriching space!

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In a landmark ruling, the International Court of Justice declared that failure to act on climate change can be an “internationally wrongful act”—meaning countries could face legal consequences for harming the planet. www.wired.com/story/the-ic...

5/4 And here is @swedishprotests.bsky.social's blogpost on her research on this topic: blogs.sussex.ac.uk/crowdsidenti...

The role of “zero-responders” during 7/7: implications for the emergency services Funded by @ukri.org doi.org/10.1108/IJES...

Important win in Sweden for ’återställ våtmarker’ who blocked a motorway and today were acquitted for the charge of sabotage with the high court stating the importance of the right to protest and freedom of speech for a democracy www.dn.se/sverige/hd-i...

A huge thanks to my #ISPP 2025 co-presenters @nuriamartinez.bsky.social and @evangelospsych.bsky.social & our discussant Sandra Obradovic for making our sysmposium: 'The Role of Mass Events in Shaping Societal Identities: Studies of the Crowds After the Death of Queen Elizabeth II' so enjoyable

...and to all our attendees and co-collaborators, especially @swedishprotests.bsky.social and Steve Reicher for inspiring the study. Some key messages and conclusions below...

Exciting PhD opportunity in crowd psychology located in Germany www.fz-juelich.de/en/careers/j...

Stay tuned ⌛ @yasemingacar.bsky.social @swedishprotests.bsky.social It will be available for pre-order starting in September! www.routledge.com/Social-Psych...

That’s the correct link : www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Yes, this was a really great meeting — all the better for being small and intimate. It was a great opportunity to connect, and explore the nuances of leadership.

It was such a joy and privilege to organise (w/ @yasemingacar.bsky.social @metesefauysal.bsky.social ) and huge thanks to all attending for making it so much fun and for all the interesting discussions

@drselintekin.bsky.social @adriennewhitworth.bsky.social @pjsaaved.bsky.social @dennisnigbur.bsky.social @daclarkecruz.bsky.social @kayleighsmith.bsky.social @samreenchhabra.bsky.social @lindajbell.bsky.social

A lovely small conference on Crowds and Leadership at @exeter.ac.uk organized by @metesefauysal.bsky.social @swedishprotests.bsky.social, and @yasemingacar.bsky.social @alexhaslam.bsky.social's insights were brilliant! It was lovely to meet everyone, hear about their research and make new friends!

On the role of a social identity analysis in articulating structure and collective action: the 2011 riots in Tottenham and Hackney Funded by @ukri.org doi.org/10.1093/bjc/...

Activists’ arrests must be reviewed after government drops anti-protest law

The Crowds & Identities seminar, expertly convened by @freyamills.bsky.social, with presentation on her important work on the crowd psych drivers of safety at football events, by @kayleighsmith.bsky.social

Relevant today: 'How crowd violence arises and how it spreads: A critical review of theory and evidence' Our chapter now available on Researchgate www.researchgate.net/publication/...

It's #Eid. As #Hajj draws to a close for another year, here's a summary of research on the social psych of the world's global gathering.

We're getting closer to the registration deadline @qmip.bsky.social conference! If you like political psychology, you'll be pleased to know @kesimahendranprof.bsky.social is a keynote speaker! www.bps.org.uk/event/qualit... @psapolpsychology.bsky.social @bps-social-psych.bsky.social

New research - Lancaster University Social Processes Lab @lancasteruni.bsky.social www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/researc... On bystander interventions in the murder of George Floyd. Research led by Prof. Mark Levine with Dr Chris Walton, Dr Richard Philpot & Dr Tina Keil. psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...