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| Posted by: | Aarti Iyer |
| Title/Position: | Assistant Professor |
| School/Organization: | University of Queensland |
| Sent to listserv of: | SPSP, SESP, SPSSI |
| Date posted: | November 3rd, 2008 |
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July 3-6, 2009, Groningen, The Netherlands
Medium Size Meeting On Collective Action and Social Change: Toward Integration and Innovation
Organisers: Martijn van Zomeren (University of Groningen), Andrew Livingstone and Nicole Tausch (Cardiff University), Aarti Iyer (University of Queensland)
Contact: Nicole Tausch (tauschn@cf.ac.uk)
The dynamics of collective action and social change in hierarchical societies have long been of interest to social psychologists. As is evident from an upcoming volume of the Journal of Social Issues (Iyer & Van Zomeren, 2009), theory and research on collective action has moved steadily over the last decade to integrate diverse psychological processes such as group identity, efficacy, emotion, empowerment, politicization, and (moral) group norms. As such, the literature offers integrated insights into how low-status group members cope with the collective disadvantages they face.
Recent work has also focused on innovation and explored a number of novel research questions. For example, what are the factors that determine the action strategies of members of high-status or advantaged groups, ranging from solidarity with a disadvantaged group, to overt oppression? What is the role of communication in shaping social change strategies, and what are the implications of this for opinion-based groups, or for the ‘radicalization’ of moderate group members? What are the conditions under which support for a collective cause shifts from legal to more radical, illegal forms of action? Moreover, could actions by high-status or advantaged group members designed to reduce inequality actually perpetuate it?
To address these issues we invite proposals for a Medium-Sized Group Meeting that will bring together researchers who are interested in integration and innovation in the field of social change and collective action. The meeting will have up to 50 participants, and we particularly encourage junior and postgraduate researchers to apply.
Applicants should submit a 250-word abstract to tauschn@cf.ac.uk before 5pm GMT on Friday, January 30th, 2009. Please include your name, affiliation, contact information, and membership status in the European Association of Experimental Social Psychology (EAESP).
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