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Russell Spears is affiliated with the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the social sciences, with a focus on psychology. Within these domains, their work covers several subfields including sociology and political science, social psychology, political science and international relations, gender studies, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

Their research topics emphasize social and intergroup psychology, cultural differences and values, electoral systems and political participation, social and cultural dynamics, gender diversity and inequality, terrorism, counterterrorism, and political violence, as well as political philosophy and ethics.

Frequent publication venues for Spears include the European Journal of Social Psychology, European Review of Social Psychology, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Annual Review of Psychology, and Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

Russell Spears has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, including Mark Rubin, Chuma Kevin Owuamalam, Toon Kuppens, Luca Caricati, and Michael J. Platow.

Some recent papers by Spears include:

  • Social Influence and Group Identity, 2020, Annual Review of Psychology
  • Subjective status and perceived legitimacy across countries, 2020, European Journal of Social Psychology
  • Frustration-affirmation? Thwarted goals motivate compliance with social norms for violence and nonviolence., 2020, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  • A social identity model of system attitudes (SIMSA): Multiple explanations of system justification by the disadvantaged that do not depend on a separate system justification motive, 2023, European Review of Social Psychology
  • Social identity explanations of system justification: Misconceptions, criticisms, and clarifications, 2023, European Review of Social Psychology

Best Publications

  • Toward an integrative social identity model of collective action: A quantitative research synthesis of three socio-psychological perspectives

    Martijn van Zomeren;Tom Postmes;Russell Spears

  • Self and social identity

    Naomi Ellemers;Russell Spears;Bertjan Doosje

  • Group-level self-definition and self-investment: A hierarchical (multicomponent) model of in-group identification

    Colin Wayne Leach;Martijn van Zomeren;Sven Zebel;Michael L. W. Vliek

  • The context and content of social identity threat

    N.R. Branscombe;N. Ellemers;R. Spears;E.J. Doosje

  • A Social Identity Model of Deindividuation Phenomena

    S.D. Reicher;R. Spears;T.T. Postmes

  • PERCEIVED INTRAGROUP VARIABILITY AS A FUNCTION OF GROUP STATUS AND IDENTIFICATION

    Bertjan Doosje;Naomi Ellemers;Russell Spears

  • Put your money where your mouth is! : Explaining collective action tendencies through group-based anger and group efficacy

    Martijn van Zomeren;Russell Spears;Agneta H. Fischer;Colin Wayne Leach

  • Breaching or Building Social Boundaries? SIDE-Effects of Computer-Mediated Communication

    Tom Postmes;Russell Spears;Martin Lea

  • Guilty by Association: When One's Group Has a Negative History

    Bertjan Doosje;Nyla R. Branscombe;Russell Spears;Antony S. R. Manstead

  • Panacea or Panopticon? The Hidden Power in Computer-Mediated Communication

    Russell Spears;Martin Lea

  • Deindividuation and antinormative behavior: A meta-analysis.

    Tom Postmes;Russell Spears

  • Sticking Together or Falling Apart: In-Group Identification as a Psychological Determinant of Group Commitment Versus Individual Mobility

    Naomi Ellemers;Russell Spears;Bertjan Doosje

  • Computer-mediated communication, de-individuation and group decision-making

    Martin Lea;Russell Spears

  • COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION, DEINDIVIDUATION AND GROUP DECISION-MAKING

    M Lea;Russell Spears

  • Self-Stereotyping in the Face of Threats to Group Status and Distinctiveness: The Role of Group Identification

    Russell Spears;Bertjan Doosje;Naomi Ellemers

  • Explaining Radical Group Behavior: Developing Emotion and Efficacy Routes to Normative and Nonnormative Collective Action

    Nicole Tausch;Julia C. Becker;Russell Spears;Oliver Christ

  • The Formation of Group Norms in Computer-Mediated Communication

    Tom Postmes;Russell Spears;Martin Lea

  • Social influence and the influence of the 'social' in computer-mediated communication.

    Russell Spears;Martin Lea

  • Social Influence in Computer-Mediated Communication: The Effects of Anonymity on Group Behavior

    Tom Postmes;Russell Spears;Khaled Sakhel;Daphne de Groot

  • 'Flaming' in computer-mediated communication: Observations, explanations, implications.

    Martin Lea;Tim O'Shea;Pat Fung;Russell Spears

Frequent Co-Authors

Tom Postmes
Tom Postmes University of Groningen
Bertjan Doosje
Bertjan Doosje University of Amsterdam
Naomi Ellemers
Naomi Ellemers Utrecht University
Jolanda Jetten
Jolanda Jetten University of Queensland
Martijn van Zomeren
Martijn van Zomeren University of Groningen
Nicole Tausch
Nicole Tausch University of St Andrews
Nyla R. Branscombe
Nyla R. Branscombe University of Kansas
Daan Scheepers
Daan Scheepers Leiden University
Dominic Abrams
Dominic Abrams University of Kent

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