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2025 APS Annual Convention

Radical Action and Extremism: The Psychological Motivations, Rhetoric, and Grievances That Drive It

Friday, May 23, 2025 · Washington, DC

Oral · Social

The symposium explores the psychological foundations of extremism across political, ideological, and environmental domains. Through four talks and a discussion, we will examine the motivations, rhetoric, and grievances driving extreme behaviors and ideologies. The session elucidates the psychological mechanisms and societal contexts contributing to the emergence and effects of extremism.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Ewa SzumowskaChair
    Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland
  • Ewa SzumowskaDiscussant
    Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland

Presentations

  1. Extreme Political Candidates Mobilize Supporters (and Opponents) More Than Moderates Particularly in a Polarized SocietyKatarzyna Jaśko
  2. Significance Loss As the Rhetoric of Extreme Ideologists: Evidence from the Political and the Terroristic ContextGabriele Di Cicco
  3. Driven By Morality or By Personal Need? the Role of Moral Obligation and Motivational Imbalance in Extreme Environmental ActivismLaura Prislei
  4. The Role of Collective and Individual Grievances in Explaining Ideological Extremism.Molinario Erica