This paper reviews current theory and research that indicates that attitudes held with strong
moral conviction ('moral mandates') represent something psychologically distinct from other …

Scholars often assume that some issues globally evoke moral reactions, whether these
issues are presented as moral dilemmas (eg, trolley problems) or as controversial issues of …

Social and political psychologists have attempted to reveal the reasons why individuals and
societies that acknowledge that peace would improve their personal and collective well …

Clara Sabbagh (Ph. D., Hebrew University of Jerusalem) is associate professor of sociology
of education at the Department of Leadership and Policy in Education, University of Haifa …

The past decade has witnessed rapid growth in popular protest, alongside an upsurge in
research on collective action. The proliferation of research has been both productive and …

Terrorism and radicalization have a long history, but in recent years their prominence has
been a particularly conspicuous and influential feature of the global political landscape. This …

This review covers theory and research on the psychological characteristics and
consequences of attitudes that are experienced as moral convictions, that is, attitudes that …

This book seeks to integrate the scholarship on justice and affect. The authors focus on
empirical social scientific theories pertaining to fairness, mood and emotion. Most of the …

In recent decades, tolerance has been proposed as a necessary response to the global rise
in cultural and religious diversity. Tolerance is widely embraced in community, national, and …

Various versions of legitimacy theory predict that a duty and obligation to obey legitimate
authorities generally trumps people's personal moral and religious values. However, most …