Explorations in Social Psychology
About the Book Series
The Explorations in Social Psychology series draws together research, theory and practice from the field of social psychology, providing a thorough exploration of the topic and implications for future practice and research.
Please send inquiries or proposals for this series to one of the following:
AnnaMary Goodall: [email protected]– Editor, UK, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Kirsty Hardwick: [email protected] – Editor, North & South America
Vilija Stephens: [email protected] – Editor, Australia & New Zealand
Katie Peace: [email protected] – Publisher, Asia
Qualitative Approaches to the Social Psychology of Populism: Unmasking Populist Appeal
1st Edition
Edited
By Inari Sakki
January 24, 2025
This edited volume presents a social psychological exploration of populism and provides a unique qualitative understanding of the phenomenon’s appeal, bringing together an international mix of experts to interrogate populist attraction worldwide. Featuring contributions from Finland, Greece, and ...
Psychological War Trauma and Society: Like a hidden wound
1st Edition
By Irit Keynan
January 24, 2018
This book explores the psychological trauma affecting soldiers and civilians who have encountered the violence of war or terrorism, arguing that the enigmas surrounding war trauma are rooted in culture, collective memory and social norms. Focusing primarily on a large-scale sociological study in ...
Discursive Psychology: Classic and contemporary issues
1st Edition
Edited
By Cristian Tileagă, Elizabeth Stokoe
December 21, 2017
Discursive Psychology is the first collection to systematically and critically appraise the influence and development of its foundational studies, exploring central concepts in social psychology such as attitudes, gender, cognition, memory, prejudice, and ideology. The book explores how discursive ...
Joint Action: Essays in honour of John Shotter
1st Edition
Edited
By Tim Corcoran, John Cromby
December 21, 2017
Joint Action: Essays in honour of John Shotter brings together a cross-disciplinary group of fifteen respected international scholars to explain the relevance of John Shotter’s work to emerging concerns in twenty-first century social science. Shotter’s work extends over forty years and continues ...
Personhood and Social Robotics: A psychological consideration
1st Edition
By Raya Jones
December 21, 2017
An exponentially growing industry, human robot interaction (HRI) research has drawn predominantly upon psychologists’ descriptions of mechanisms of face-to-face dyadic interactions. This book considers how social robotics is beginning unwittingly to confront an impasse that has been a perennial ...
Terrorism, Trauma and Psychology: A multilevel victim perspective of the Bali bombings
1st Edition
By Gwen Brookes, Julie Ann Pooley, Jaya Earnest
December 21, 2017
This book provides a comprehensive insight into the multilayered effects experienced by directly affected victims and their indirectly affected family members following terrorist incidents and other world disasters. Chapters draw primarily on interviews with fifty victims of the Bali bombings, but ...
The Nature of Prejudice: Society, discrimination and moral exclusion
1st Edition
By Cristian Tileagă
March 14, 2017
This book offers a critical synthesis of social psychology’s contribution to the study of contemporary racism, and proposes a critical reframing of our understanding of prejudice in European society today. Chapters place a special emphasis on the diversity and intensity of prejudices against Romani...
Rhetoric, Ideology and Social Psychology: Essays in honour of Michael Billig
1st Edition
Edited
By Charles Antaki, Susan Condor
November 07, 2016
Professor Michael Billig is one of the most significant living figures in social psychology. His work spans thirty-five years, and has at times challenged conventional social scientific thinking on a range of key topics. Billig has influenced a wide range of fields including intergroup conflict, ...