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Dec
17

Biased About others’ Biases: The impact of Attitude Congruence and Information Seeking Behavior on the Judgement of People Persisting in Their Prior Beliefs

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Biased About others’ Biases: The impact of Attitude Congruence and Information Seeking Behavior on the Judgement of People Persisting in Their Prior Beliefs Dr Kenzo Nera (CeSCuP, ULB) Many consider confirmation bias as one of the most pervasive phenomena in information processing, and the dismissal of information that challenges one’s views as a symptom of […]

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Dec
10

Blocking peace at the checkpoint: How the geography of repression affects Palestinians’ psychological well-being and political attitudes

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Blocking peace at the checkpoint: How the geography of repression affects Palestinians’ psychological well-being and political attitudes Dr Sandra Penić (University of Geneva) Checkpoints in the Occupied Palestinian Territory serve as enduring symbols of the military occupation and Israel’s ever-present power over Palestinian civilians. We examine how residing in proximity to checkpoints shapes Palestinians’ psychological well-being […]

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Nov
26

Women’s and men’s support for gender equality policies in organizations: From belief in gender discrimination to perceived organizational hypocrisy

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Women’s and men’s support for gender equality policies in organizations: From belief in gender discrimination to perceived organizational hypocrisy Joseph Mumbanza (CeSCuP; CEBRIG, ULB) In this research, we tested whether belief in gender discrimination explains employees’ attitudes toward gender equality policies differently for men and women. We hypothesized that belief in gender discrimination predicts men’s attitudes […]

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Nov
19

Understanding power, resistance and oppression in Kurdish diaspora

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Understanding power, resistance and oppression in Kurdish diaspora Dr. Canan Coskan (CeSCuP; independent) What are the social and political psychological factors that contribute to the steadfastness of marginalized communities resisting against oppression, dispossession, and criminalization at the intersections of the matrix of domination such as racism, colonialism, capitalism, sexism, cisheteropatriarchy, and ableism? How we can […]

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Nov
12

The Social Psychology of Colonial Ideologies: Internalized Oppression, Historical Negation, and the Pervasiveness of Coloniality Beliefs

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The Social Psychology of Colonial Ideologies: Internalized Oppression, Historical Negation, and the Pervasiveness of Coloniality Beliefs Dr. Eduardo J. Rivera Pichardo (NSF Postdoctoral Associate at Rutgers University) While colonialism and its ethos (referred to as coloniality) continue to exert significant influence in today’s world, social science has largely treated colonialism as a relic of the past, […]

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Oct
08

Restitution : comparaison dans le traitement des biens issus du contexte colonial et de la spoliation des Juifs pendant la 2GM

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Restitution : comparaison dans le traitement des biens issus du contexte colonial et de la spoliation des Juifs pendant la 2GM Dr Yasmina Zian (ULB) Contrairement à l’histoire de la Deuxième Guerre mondiale, le travail de mémoire sur le passé colonial a été entamé plus tardivement. Ce décalage pourrait expliquer pourquoi la période coloniale constitue encore […]

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Sep
24

Intergroup contact in contexts of institutionalized discrimination

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Intergroup contact in contexts of institutionalized discrimination Dr Zacharia Bady (CeSCuP, ULB) The contact hypothesis – which proposes that positive intergroup contact fosters positive intergroup attitudes – has been abundantly supported by evidence. Because of this empirical success, the contact hypothesis has been widely applied as a conflict resolution tool in the form of planned contact […]

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Sep
10

When Lack of Control Leads to Uncertainty: Explaining the Effect of Anomie on Support for Authoritarianism

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When Lack of Control Leads to Uncertainty: Explaining the Effect of Anomie on Support for Authoritarianism Jasper Neerdaels (KU Leuven) Studies have shown that anomie, i.e., the perception that a society’s leadership and social fabric are breaking down, is a central predictor of individuals’ support for authoritarianism. However, causal evidence for this relationship is missing. […]

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