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      Political Psychology Section

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      In the name of common sense

      Ashley Weinberg, chair of BPS Political Psychology Section, explores the nature of toxic behaviour in political workplaces and asks how it can made a thing of the past.

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      Tackling the dictators?

      Inaugural chair of the Political Psychology Section Ashley Weinberg explores psychology’s role in helping to effect positive change in situations of conflict around the world.

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      Permacrisis: Another example of fear-creating rhetoric?

      Permacrisis may have beaten off stiff competition to become Collins Dictionary’s ‘Word of the year’ but Steve Flatt, director of the Working Conversations Group and a member of the BPS’s Political Psychology Section, argues it is a ‘neat psychological trick’ used by politicians to distract voters from focusing on positive, meaningful change.

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      Should local communities be empowered to look after themselves?

      As the bitterly-contested election of the new leader of the Conservative party nears its end, Steve Flatt, director of the Working Conversations Group and a member of the BPS’s Political Psychology Section, turns his thoughts to leadership and argues that, in these turbulent times, there is a desperate need for a change in the nature of leadership.

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      Unnamed and Unknown, LGBTQA+ art

      To round off LGBTQ History month, Eduard Margarit, former chair of the BPS Student committee, and member of the Sexualities Section, explores LGBTQA+ representation, identification and belonging in art.

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      Two firsts in UK democracy – but at what price?

      The past and present chairs of the Political Psychology Section - Ashley Weinberg and Kesi Mahendran - reflect on the transition of power from the previous prime minister to Rishi Sunak.

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      A sense of belonging

      With less than a week to go before the football World Cup in Qatar kicks off, Daniel MacInerney BSc(Hons) MSc and MBPsS, a member of the BPS Political Psychology Section, examines the psychology of patriotism and tribalism among fans of the beautiful game.

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      100 Years of Member Networks

      The 24th of October marks the 118th anniversary of the formation of the British Psychological Society as well as 100 years since the first BPS Member Networks were formed.

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      Learning from experiences – the pioneering Life of Marie Jahoda

      Sophie O’Reilly, from our History of Psychology department, is back again with a fascinating look at the life of pioneering social psychologist, Marie Jahoda (1907-2001).

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      Transgender Day of Remembrance

      This article has been produced by the BPS Psychology of Sexualities Section. Please be aware that the following blog discusses issues that may cause distress.

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      Peer Review Week 2020

      Here at the BPS, we understand that Peer Review may not always be perfect but is vital to help us protect and promote scientific quality and rigour.

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        • 'Psychology and politics needs you!'

          09 May 2016

          Will you support the call for a Political Psychology Section within the British Psychological Society?

        • Psychology gets political

          03 June 2019

          One of our Voices In Psychology programme winners, Becky Scott, plots a personal path through the Society’s Annual Conference

          • BPS updates
        • Rozena Nadeem

          My journey in Political Psychology

          24 April 2024

          Rozena Nadeem BSc MSc GMBPS

          • Careers and professional development

        • Understanding politicians and voters

          12 July 2021

          Ella Rhodes reports from the Political Psychology Section Symposium 'Revealing and concealing in and beyond the pandemic', at BPS Conference 2021.

          • Government and politics

        • Political psychology needs you!

          09 November 2016

          Ashley Weinberg seeks your support.

          • Government and politics
        • politics

          Playing politics in Serbia: Dare to go there

          24 April 2024

          Iris Žeželj and Jovan Ivanović have asked people what they associate with 'politics' and 'politicians'.

          • Government and politics

        • Trust and politics

          26 September 2019

          The Psychology of Interpersonal Trust by Ken J. Rotenberg, published by Routledge, is out now. Here, we share a timely chapter…

          • Government and politics
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          Being political in divisive times

          23 April 2024

          Kesi Mahendran, Sandra Obradović, Sue Nieland and Ashley Weinberg introduce this guest-edited special issue.

          • Government and politics
          • Social and behavioural

        • ‘Educational psychology is inherently political’

          07 February 2022

          Ian Florance interviews Dr Victoria Lewis, educational psychologist and Co-Chair of the British Psychological Society’s Division of Educational and Child Psychology (DECP).

          • Education
        • Stressed man in the office

          Having strong political skills can be a handicap in the workplace

          17 August 2015

          New research suggests that supervisors and colleagues have less faith in the performance of the highly politically skilled.

          • Personality and self
          • Work and occupational

        • The politics of pronouns

          07 January 2022

          A chapter from 'Neuroscience for Organizational Communication: A Guide for Communicators and Leaders', by Chartered Psychologist Dr Laura McHale, courtesy of Palgrave Macmillan.

          • Sex and gender
          • Social and behavioural
        • Dr Kesi Mahendran

          ‘The dialogue between citizens and their governments – that’s what I care about’

          16 June 2022

          Dr Kesi Mahendran (Open University) recently took up the role of Chair of the BPS Political Psychology Section, which she co-founded. Having previously worked in the Scottish Government, Mahendran later moved back into academia to explore the dialogue between citizens and governments, and recently established the Public Dialogue Psychology Collaboratory. Ella Rhodes spoke with her about her work and hopes for the future of the Section.

          • Government and politics