The dissemination and control of information are indispensable ingredients of violent
conflict, with all parties involved in a conflict or at war seeking to frame the discussion on …

Adaptation and mitigation efforts are hampered by multiple obstacles and thus lag behind
climate changes' speed and scope. Some of the most powerful obstacles to climate action …

Large-scale environmental crises are genuinely collective phenomena: they usually result
from collective, rather than personal, behavior and how they are cognitively represented and …

The social psychological literature on threat and defense is fragmented. Groups of
researchers have focused on distinct threats, such as mortality, uncertainty, uncontrollability …

This Handbook provides a uniquely comprehensive and scholarly overview of the latest
research on prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination. All chapters are written by eminent …

Although humans qualify as one of the most cooperative animal species, the scale of violent
intergroup conflict among them is unparalleled. Explanations of the underlying motivations …

The general process model of threat and defense (Jonas et al., 2014) states that a common
affective-motivational mechanism underlies threat-related solution strategies and threat …

This contribution summarizes the literature on the psychology of charitable donations to
victims of disasters and other unfortunate circumstances. Four distinct research areas are …

Economic crises can threaten individuals' sense of control. At the same time, these crises
often result in collective responses, such as class‐based protest (eg, the 99%), but also …

Conspiracy Beliefs (CB) are a key vector of violent extremism, radicalism and
unconventional political events. So far, social‐psychological research has extensively …