Conspiracy theories and intergroup relations

M Biddlestone, A Cichocka, I Žeželj… - Routledge handbook of …, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter aims to illuminate the group processes involved in the development and
endorsement of conspiracy beliefs. It reviews research on group perceptions and …

Collective victimhood as a form of adaptation

M Bilewicz, J Liu - The social psychology of collective victimhood, 2020 - books.google.com
Human minds adapt to changing environments. In a dynamic evolutionary process, human
psychological capacities respond to environmental challenges and needs (Cosmides & …

Being a wanderer, stranger, public enemy and a “useful idiot”: A few personal remarks on performing and communicating psychological research in conflicted areas

M Bilewicz - Researching Peace, Conflict, and Power in the Field …, 2020 - Springer
This chapter focuses on research communication difficulties in conflict-and post-conflict
settings. Based on Simmelian (1908/1950) distinctions, four distinctive roles of researchers …

[PDF][PDF] of historical victimhood on current conspiracy beliefs

M Pantazi, T Gkinopoulos, M Witkowska… - Group Processes & …, 2020 - academia.edu
Conspiracy beliefs constitute a propensity to attribute major events to powerful agents acting
against less powerful “victims”. In this article we test whether collective victimhood facilitates …