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What Divides Our Societies? the Case of Collective Defensiveness
Populist parties are on the rise, citizens reject science as “fake news”, and members of different political camps are increasingly hostile towards each other. To help understand these threats to our democracies, our cutting-edge international research unites collective defensiveness perspectives from social psychology, political psychology, and motivation science.
Chairs & Discussants
- J. Lukas ThürmerChair
Paris-Lodron University Salzburg - Christina ReynaDiscussant
DePaul
Presentations
- The Role of Social Identity Threat in Public’s Hostile Reactions Towards ScienceMario Gollwitzer, Tobias Rothmund, Peter Nauroth, Jens Bender
- Identity Concerns Influence Belief in Fake NewsElisabeth Harris, Andrea Pereira, Jay Van Bavel
- Involving the Ingroup in Defending Self-Image: Collective Narcissism Mediates the Effects of Low Self-Esteem on Intergroup HostilityAgnieszka Golec de Zavala, Christopher Federico, Sedikedes Constantin, Dorottya Lantos, Rita Guerra
- Motivated Collective Defensiveness: How Outgroup Criticism Leads to Hostile BehaviorJ. Lukas Thürmer, Sean McCrea
