Personal profile
Research overview
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.
Academic/Professional Qualification
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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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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Engaged onlooking: how organisational identification shapes public condoning of corporate corruption
Neville, F. G., Haslam, S. A., Homan, M., Reicher, S. D. & Steffens, N., 18 Nov 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Journal of Social Psychology. Early View, 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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'Not a party to this crime': the reciprocal constitution of identity and morality by signatories of the 'Academics for Peace' petition in Turkey
Acar, Y. G., Coşkan, C., Sandal-Önal, E. & Reicher, S. D., 17 Jul 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: British Journal of Social Psychology. Early View, 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Data underpinning Yasemin Ulusahin's thesis
Ulusahin, Y. (Creator) & Reicher, S. D. (Supervisor), University of St Andrews, 5 Aug 2028
DOI: 10.17630/8a7ee0df-1ed6-4882-a353-61998b783e75, https://doi.org/10.17630/sta/572
Dataset: Thesis dataset
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Out of many, one: An exploration of shared identity in crowds (thesis data)
Anderson, P. T. (Creator) & Reicher, S. D. (Supervisor), University of St Andrews, 29 Jan 2019
DOI: 10.17630/b70f34e0-feb4-4fda-b733-03da1fab4935, http://hdl.handle.net/10023/17308
Dataset: Thesis dataset
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Is it really “panic buying”? Public perceptions and experiences of extra buying at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic (dataset)
Ntontis, E. (Creator), Neville, F. G. (Creator) & Reicher, S. D. (Creator), OSF, 2022
Dataset
Projects
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Facilitating the public response: Facilitating the public response to COVID-19 by harnessing group processes
Reicher, S. (PI)
30/06/20 → 29/12/21
Project: Standard
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Social Identity Processes: Beyond contagion: Social identity processes in involuntry social influence.
Reicher, S. (PI)
Economic and Social Research Council
1/05/16 → 30/04/19
Project: Standard
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Fostering transformative research: Fostering transformative research.
Reicher, S. (PI)
Economic and Social Research Council
1/12/15 → 31/08/17
Project: Standard
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Beyond the 'banality of evil': Beyond the 'banality of evil': a new understanding of conformity and atrocity
Reicher, S. (PI)
Economic and Social Research Council
1/09/13 → 31/08/15
Project: Standard
Activities
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Draw a line in the sand! New Directions in Collective Action Research.
Mavor, K. (Organiser) & Reicher, S. D. (Organiser)
21 Oct 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a workshop, seminar, course
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President’s Dream Colloquium
Reicher, S. D. (Invited speaker)
27 Oct 2016Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Vrije University Brussels
Reicher, S. D. (Visiting Professor)
2005 → …Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
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Invited external assessor for review of Psychology department of the University of Auckland
Reicher, S. D. (External reviewer)
2005 → …Activity: Examination types › External reviewing
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Invited Keynote Speaker at a number of international conferences (e.g. Society of Australasian Social Psychologists, Auckland; ADRIPS conference, Lausanne; Critical Psychology Conference, Bath.)
Reicher, S. D. (Invited speaker)
2005 → …Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Prizes
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Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh,
Reicher, S. D. (Recipient), 2004
Prize: Election to learned society
Impacts
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Psychological dimensions of mass gatherings medicine
Reicher, S. (Participant)
Impact: Health and Welfare Impact, Cultural, Creative Impact, Social Impact
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