Mete Sefa Uysal
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Mete Sefa Uysal
@metesefauysal.bsky.social
Lecturer at University of Exeter (https://psychology.exeter.ac.uk/people/profile/index.php?username=mu246) • Social and Political Psychology • Co-Editor-in-Chief of Global Environmental Psychology (https://gep.psychopen.eu/index.php/gep)
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The Psychology of Crowds and Leadership in the 2021 Capitol Insurrection

www.researchgate.net/publication/...
November 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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The next session of Psychology of Resistance Virtual Meetings is next Monday, November 10:

We do a peer review as conversation with @metesefauysal.bsky.social on confrontational-disruptive protests,
@yasemingacar.bsky.social and Carmen Marazzi as discusants

To register: tinyurl.com/disruptive-p...
November 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Are you looking for a PhD at the University of Exeter? If you’re a citizen or permanent resident of China consider applying to this scheme: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

Check out the PhD projects that Exeter Psychology and I offer: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/pg-res...
October 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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A well-attended Crowds & identities, expertly convened by @freyamills.bsky.social, with presentation on his important work on collective action for Uyghur Muslims in China among Muslims in Turkey and the United Kingdom, by @metesefauysal.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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This is an amazing opportunity for those seeking a PhD programme in Exeter: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/pg-res...

If you’re interested in a PhD in social psychology on the following topics, feel free to contact me
- Activism
- Social movements
- Resistance
- Solidarity
- Leadership
- Intergroup conflict
ESRC SWDTP | Postgraduate Study - PhD and Research Degrees | University of Exeter
www.exeter.ac.uk
October 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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#PaCT
We're happy to host Dr. Sandra Obradovic for the 20th Peace and Conflict Talk with her talk "The Political Life of Memory: Remembering, belonging and imagining different futures"
📅 Monday, October 29, 2025
⏰ Time: 15:00 – 16:30 CEST / 14:00–15:30 BST
📍 Join here - shorturl.at/J9R2z
October 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Save the date! Next September we work on integrating social psychology and prefigurative politics, in a beautiful location :)

@fmsmallfield.bsky.social @metesefauysal.bsky.social @daclarkecruz.bsky.social @eddieclarke.bsky.social @helenlandmann.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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We are delighted to announce that the 7th International Conference on Social Identity and Health will be returning to its roots at the University of Exeter.

Tuesday 23rd – Friday 26th June 2026

NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS – deadline for Abstracts Monday 1st December: www.icsih.org/submissions
Submissions - ICSIH7
Submit your abstracts to be featured at the 7th International Conference on Social Identity & Health (ICSIH) taking place at University of Exeter in 2026.
www.icsih.org
October 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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"This shows that if Israel, with the whole world watching, can treat a well-known, white person with a Swedish passport this way, just imagine what they do to Palestinians behind closed doors."
Greta Thunberg: “Israeli soldiers hit, kicked, starved, and tortured me”

• They placed a flag next to me, and anytime the flag touched me, they kicked me
• Whenever I raised my head to look at Ben-Gvir, I was kicked
• She was filmed while stripped naked

Aftonbladet: tinyurl.com/a33vxatc
October 15, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Our paper examining the relationship between perceptions of police procedural justice, anger toward the police, and support for disruptive collective action in Chile is now published!

Link to the full paper: doi.org/10.1002/casp...
Police Fairness, Anger and Support for Violent and Non‐Violent Disruptive Actions in Chile
Cross-sectional research has shown that perceptions of injustice and their resultant emotions are associated with increased support for collective actions. In a three-wave longitudinal study of Chile...
doi.org
October 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Leman saldırısına tepki gösteren akademisyen üç aydır tutuklu, iddianame hâlâ yok
Leman saldırısına tepki gösteren akademisyen üç aydır tutuklu, iddianame hâlâ yok
Leman dergisine 30 Haziran'da düzenlenen saldırıya tepki gösterdiği için tutuklanan Barış Akademisyeni Aslı Aydemir, üç aydır cezaevinde.
medyascope.tv
October 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
This is an amazing opportunity for those seeking a PhD programme in Exeter: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/pg-res...

If you’re interested in a PhD in social psychology on the following topics, feel free to contact me
- Activism
- Social movements
- Resistance
- Solidarity
- Leadership
- Intergroup conflict
ESRC SWDTP | Postgraduate Study - PhD and Research Degrees | University of Exeter
www.exeter.ac.uk
October 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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It is often assumed that conformity is higher in collectivist cultures. In our new study that just came out in JCCP, we show that emotional conformity is actually higher in individualistic cultures, replicating earlier findings across 28 nations journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Which Cultural Dimensions Predict Variations in Emotional Conformity? An Extension of Vishkin et al. (2023) Across 28 Nations - Peter B. Smith, Alexander Kirchner-Häusler, Lusine Grigoryan, Vivian Miu...
Despite being a classic social psychology topic, cultural variability in conformity has only been examined systematically in the last few decades. Vishkin et al...
journals.sagepub.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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We're recruiting PhD students to join us at Nebraska! Spreading word:

Whether you (or your student's) current home is in Psych or PoliSci, if you're interested in political psych, you could be a great fit.

I run a joint lab (www.pierceekstrom.com/ekstromlab) with Ingrid Haas (paclab.unl.edu). 1/3
October 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Finally!!! The real scandal of the asylum hotels. Why, instead of shining the light on these parasites, months were spent on demonising vulnerable people at their mercy?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Asylum hotel provider makes £180m profit despite claims of inedible food and rationed loo paper
Asylum seekers and charities tell BBC of
www.bbc.co.uk
October 7, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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I am hoping to recruit a Ph.D. student to join the SPARC (Social Psychology of Activism, Resistance, & Change) Lab at @UVAPsyc in Fall 2026! You can find more info about my research on my website (ericshuman.com), and the program here (psychology.as.virginia.edu/social-psych...).
Home
ericshuman.com
October 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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New study finds both MPs and the public underestimate how quickly global emissions must be cut.
We surveyed British MPs – most don’t know how urgent climate action is
New study finds both MPs and the public underestimate how quickly global emissions must be cut.
tcnv.link
October 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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The Psychology of Resistance (in violent, repressive contexts) Virtual Meeting Series and network is now here on Blue Sky, please follow for our updates on upcoming talks, recordings from sessions, papers from our presenters, etc.! bsky.app/profile/psyc...
bsky.app
October 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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The 3rd year of the Psychology of Resistance (in violent, repressive contexts) Virtual Meeting Series is starting this month - here is the schedule for the academic year 2025/26. More information, recordings, and form for mailing list to receive registration links here:
resistancepsych.blogspot.com
October 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Israel has just arrested Greta Thunberg and many others.

Statement from the Global Sumud Flotilla:

“People of conscience have been abducted. The flotilla broke no laws. What is illegal is Israel’s genocide, Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza, and Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon.”
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Close to 65k watching the livefeed from the Global Sumud Flotilla off the coast of Gaza.

Israel seems to be intercepting right now.

All eyes needed.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEN2...
24/7 LIVESTREAM OF GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA
YouTube video by Global Sumud Flotilla
www.youtube.com
October 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Remaining in or leaving climate activism –
insights from current and former activists on
sustained engagement

New from @swedishprotests.bsky.social & colleagues

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Remaining in or leaving climate activism – insights from current and former activists on sustained engagement
This study examines factors influencing sustained engagement and disengagement in climate activism, specifically within Extinction Rebellion. Through interviews with 26 current and former activists...
www.tandfonline.com
September 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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ISPP’s Scholars Under Threat Committee call for proposals:
September 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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The chapter can be found in this new book:

www.routledge.com/Social-Psych...
September 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM