Research areas
Broadly - the issues of group behaviour and the individual-social relationship. More specifically, my recent research can be grouped into three areas. The first is an attempt to develop a model of crowd action that accounts for both social determination and social change. The second concerns the construction of social categories through language and action. The third concerns political rhetoric and mass mobilisation - especially around the issue of national identity. Currently, I am starting work on a Leverhulme funded project (jointly with Nick Hopkins of Lancaster University) looking at the impact of devolution on Scottish identity and social action in Scotland.
PhD supervision
- Calum Cook
Selected publications
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Understanding the 2024 summer riots in the UK: three case studies
Drury, J., Ball, R., Cesar Alejandre, J., Hart, N., Saunders, K. R. K., Acar, Y. G., Bauld, L., Cox, D., Cox, S., Hoerst, C., Hope, M., Michie, S., Neville, F., Ntontis, E., Radburn, M., Reicher, S., Stott, C., Templeton, A., Vestergren, S. & Wild, R., 23 Feb 2026, In: Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology. 36, 2, e70239.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Independent SAGE as an example of effective public dialogue on scientific research
Greenhalgh, T., Costello, A., Cruickshank, S., Griffin, S., Katzourakis, A., Lee, L., McKee, M., Michie, S., Pagel, C., Reicher, S., Roberts, A., Robertson, D., Salisbury, H., Yates, K. & Independent SAGE, May 2025, In: Nature Protocols. 20, p. 1103–1113 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mourning and orienting to the future in a liminal occasion: (re)defining British national identity after Queen Elizabeth II's death
Obradović, S., Martinez, N., Dhanda, N., Bode, S., Ntontis, E., Bowe, M., Reicher, S., Jurstakova, K., Kane, J. & Vestergren, S., 1 Jan 2025, In: British Journal of Social Psychology. 64, 1, 16 p., e12807.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Moving from nudging to boosting: empowering behaviour change to address global challenges
Hertwig, R., Michie, S., West, R. & Reicher, S., 1 Oct 2025, In: Behavioural Public Policy. 9, 4, p. 874-885 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nothing is so impactful as good theory: evidence for the impact of the social identity approach to health on policy and practice
Cruwys, T., Haslam, S. A., Steffens, N. K., Haslam, C. & Reicher, S. D., Aug 2025, In: Social Science and Medicine. 379, p. 1-8 8 p., 118164.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Principles and pragmatics for building trust in authority: comment on "Placing Trust at the Heart of Health Policy and Systems"
Reicher, S. D., 23 Apr 2025, In: International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 14, 1, 8964.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Providing support to increase adherence to self-isolation requirements during a public health emergency
Atkinson, M., Neville, F., Ntontis, E. & Reicher, S., 15 Jun 2025, In: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 124, 105556.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The psychology of crowds and leadership in the 2021 Capitol insurrection
Hoerst, C., Reicher, S., Drury, J., Haslam, S. A., Neville, F., Ntontis, E. & Vestergren, S., 26 Sept 2025, Social psychology of leadership and crowds: global perspectives. Uysal, M. S., Vestergren, S. & Acar, Y. G. (eds.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 152-170 19 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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A political psychology of the link between populist beliefs and compliance with COVID-19 containment measures
Uluşahin, Y., Mavor, K. & Reicher, S., 14 Feb 2024, In: Frontiers in Political Science. 6, 13 p., 1279798.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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‘Don’t talk to them!’ on the promise and the pitfalls of liaison policing at COP26
Gorringe, H., Rosie, M., Reicher, S., Portice, J., Tekin, S. & Hamilton, M., 25 Nov 2024, In: Policing and Society: An International Journal of Research and Policy. 34, 10, p. 1031-1043 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review