Social psychologist | Meta-humanisation, intergroup conflict, collective action, responses to institutions | Assoc Editor @PACjournal.bsky.social | EBM @jexpsocpsych.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/iborinca.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/iborinca.bsky.social/post/3mh27ayksic2rNew open-access research in the European Journal of Social Psychology examines how exposure to civilian suffering in war shapes empathy, perceptions of injustice, and solidarity-based action intentions among people not directly experiencing the conflict. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.7006514 Mar 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:oglh7obyve5rfser4esk5fse/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh27ayksic2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/iborinca.bsky.social/post/3lpqkplvom22e📢 Just published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin! We examine how war-related memories shape reconciliation—and how meta-humanization can counter dehumanization and promote peace in post-conflict Kosovo.22 May 2025 07:09 +0000at://did:plc:oglh7obyve5rfser4esk5fse/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpqkplvom22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/iborinca.bsky.social/post/3lmidiue5ws2eNew paper out (w/ Russell Spears) in JESP! We looked at what happens when international support is pulled in post-conflict Kosovo. Anger goes up, support for radical action rises, and feelings of collective victimhood deepen. Read: https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S0022-1031(25)00033-210 Apr 2025 20:23 +0000at://did:plc:oglh7obyve5rfser4esk5fse/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmidiue5ws2e