Increasing expression of antagonism toward immigrants has turned immigration into one of
the most polarizing issues in many countries, among them Finland, dividing people into …

The current socio‐political circumstances in the United States (US), constituted by the
increasing visibility of police shootings of Black people, present a compelling moment for …

ABSTRACT Membership Categorization Analysis (MCA) has the potential to highlight the
dynamic ways that people make race relevant to everyday life. However, existing MCA …

To date, little research has examined participants' understandings of insults. We examine
(potentially) derogatory talk and its consequences in interactions on Twitter, considering …

Since its inception, peace has eluded the modern state of Israel and while peace can be
presented as an ideal aim, talk about peace has been shown to justify further conflict and …

In this study, we examined how calls for ceasefires were negotiated by Israeli
spokespersons in mainstream English news media during one instance of the Israeli …

In situations of violent group conflict, group members often argue about how to deal with the
outgroup. While some argue for aggression, force, and separation, others argue for …

Gaffes are actions or events that are treated as problematic in subsequent news coverage
through the production of what we term here 'gaffe-announcements'. In an analysis of news …

The I sraeli–P alestinian conflict has been described as one of the most intractable in the
world. This article first provides an overview of the sociopolitical events that led up to the P …

Discursive social psychological research shows the centrality of treating arrival nations as
unitary entities that are incompatible for nonnation others (immigrants, asylum seekers, and …