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Alex Haslam @alexhaslam.bsky.social · Aug 28

I enjoyed the interrogation!

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Alex Haslam @alexhaslam.bsky.social · Aug 17

PS. It really was (fab). For a wide range pf reasons. I’m very much looking forward to ICSILF2.

Alex Haslam @alexhaslam.bsky.social · Nov 28

If you are interested in social identity and leadership you should definitely think about coming along to the 1st International Conference on Social Identity and Leadership and Followership (ICSILF) in Prague on 20 May 2025 (a day before EAWOP). It's going to be fab. sasp.org.au/2024/11/call...

Call for Papers: 1st International Conference on Social Identity and Leadership and Followership (ICSILF) – 20 May 2025, Prague (Praha) – Society of Australasian Social Psychologists

sasp.org.au

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Alex Haslam @alexhaslam.bsky.social · Nov 28

If you are interested in social identity and leadership you should definitely think about coming along to the 1st International Conference on Social Identity and Leadership and Followership (ICSILF) in Prague on 20 May 2025 (a day before EAWOP). It's going to be fab. sasp.org.au/2024/11/call...

Call for Papers: 1st International Conference on Social Identity and Leadership and Followership (ICSILF) – 20 May 2025, Prague (Praha) – Society of Australasian Social Psychologists

sasp.org.au

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Alex Haslam @alexhaslam.bsky.social · Jul 13

The second-best bargain of the century:
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Harvard cut-price Magna Carta 'copy' now believed genuine

Harvard Law School paid just $27 for the document, which UK academics now think is the real thing.

www.bbc.com

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Alex Haslam @alexhaslam.bsky.social · Jul 4

… Summary

“In increasingly complex, collective, and conflict-ridden settings, identity-based approaches offer a coherent, evidence-based, and empowering way to address the pressing challenges of our time.”

Hard to disagree.

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Alex Haslam @alexhaslam.bsky.social · Jul 4

…

4. Emergence of Translational Frameworks

5. Interdisciplinary Convergence

6. A Growing Appetite for Meaning and Belonging

… (cont.)

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Alex Haslam @alexhaslam.bsky.social · Jul 4

I asked ChatGPT why there has been an upsurge of interest in applied social identity research. It identified 6 factors:

1. Recognition of the Limits of Individualism

2. Robust Evidence from Basic Research

3. Global Crises Highlighting the Importance of Social Cohesion

… (cont)

Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · May 11

-- The Social Cure --

“The rate of policy citation among the social identity approach to health papers is greater than that of all comparator fields.”

By Tegan Cruwys, @alexhaslam.bsky.social and colleagues.

doi.org/10.1016/j.so...

Table 3. Comparison between social cure and seven other SciVal topics in terms of size, policy impact, and policy citation trend.

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Alex Haslam @alexhaslam.bsky.social · Jul 3

Thanks for the feedback. All the best for your doctorate.

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Alex Haslam @alexhaslam.bsky.social · Jul 3

The paper is about understanding clinical presentations of disorder. Autism, as you suggest, is not a disorder. This is a point we endeavour to make clear in the paper and associated work — eg:

psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d...

APA PsycNet

psycnet.apa.org

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Alex Haslam @alexhaslam.bsky.social · Jul 3

We worked on this paper for about 10 years before finally seeing it in print. It connects with issues that have been central to the discipline of psychology for the last century — but which, we argue, fell by the wayside due to a limited understanding of the nature of the self.

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Alex Haslam @alexhaslam.bsky.social · Jul 1

I think I'm on my 8th or 9th.

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · Jul 1

A paper I often share with students (and others):

'A single-item measure of social identification: Reliability, validity, and utility', from @alexhaslam.bsky.social & Tom Postmes

bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

<em>British Journal of Social Psychology</em> | Wiley Online Library

This paper introduces a single-item social identification measure (SISI) that involves rating one's agreement with the statement ‘I identify with my group (or category)’ followed by a 7-point scale. ...

bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Alex Haslam @alexhaslam.bsky.social · Jul 1

Yes, this was a really great meeting — all the better for being small and intimate. It was a great opportunity to connect, and explore the nuances of leadership.

Pallavi Ramanathan @pallavi28.bsky.social · Jun 29

A lovely small conference on Crowds and Leadership at @exeter.ac.uk organized by @metesefauysal.bsky.social @swedishprotests.bsky.social, and @yasemingacar.bsky.social
@alexhaslam.bsky.social's insights were brilliant!
It was lovely to meet everyone, hear about their research and make new friends!

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Alex Haslam @alexhaslam.bsky.social · Apr 29

We just saw this on the news, and totally got her vibe. This Canadian election is possibly the clearest example ever of identity leadership dynamics in action.

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Alex Haslam @alexhaslam.bsky.social · Jan 9

Thanks. Steve and I are thinking of writing a 20-year retrospective to reflect on the study’s lessons—for leadership, tyranny and health. Our sense is that they’re all still very relevant.

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John Drury @profjohndrury.bsky.social · Dec 29

Not new but re-reading this for something I'm writing:

'Examining the role of Donald Trump and his supporters in the 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol: A dual-agency model of identity leadership and engaged followership' @alexhaslam.bsky.social

research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/ha...

research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk

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Alex Haslam @alexhaslam.bsky.social · Dec 30

I was fortunate to meet Jimmy Carter when I was a postgrad at Emory U in 1986. It was clear then that he was a passionate advocate for human rights and for the transformative power of education. In the interests of his legacy, I’m glad he left us before Jan 20.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

Jimmy Carter obituary

US president whose subsequent decades of tireless humanitarian work brought him the Nobel peace prize

www.theguardian.com

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Alex Haslam @alexhaslam.bsky.social · Dec 4

Is your job being enshittified?
In all likelihood, I'm guessing yes.
There's a lovely article by @brucedaisley.bsky.social here on the Oxford Dictionary's word of the year.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/resist...

Resisting the Enshittification of Work

In 2022, Cory Doctorow coined the word “enshittification”, which has just been anointed Macquarie Dictionary’s word of the year in 2024. Macquarie defines the word as follows: ‘The gradual deteriorati...

www.linkedin.com

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Alex Haslam @alexhaslam.bsky.social · Nov 29

Hi Sean. Great. Alex

Alex Haslam @alexhaslam.bsky.social · Nov 28

If you are interested in social identity and leadership you should definitely think about coming along to the 1st International Conference on Social Identity and Leadership and Followership (ICSILF) in Prague on 20 May 2025 (a day before EAWOP). It's going to be fab. sasp.org.au/2024/11/call...

Call for Papers: 1st International Conference on Social Identity and Leadership and Followership (ICSILF) – 20 May 2025, Prague (Praha) – Society of Australasian Social Psychologists

sasp.org.au

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Serge GUIMOND @seguimon1.bsky.social · Nov 26

"All cognition is social cognition"
Organizational psychologists, health psychologists and others who are not familiar with the work of Haslam et al, don't miss your chance to learn about 25 years of research in 40 min right here where the sky is blue:

Alex Haslam @alexhaslam.bsky.social · Nov 25

My short talk at #SASP2024 today will revisit the keynote I gave at EAWOP last year on 25 Years of the Social Identity Approach to Psychology in Organizations, focusing on the proven value of the approach in the context of COVID-19.
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

Only Connect - Alex Haslam

YouTube video by Social Identity and Groups Network - UQ

www.youtube.com

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Alex Haslam @alexhaslam.bsky.social · Nov 26

Congratulations to Jolanda Jetten for winning the award for lifetime contribution to social psychology at #SASP2024. Hugely well deserved and a really fantastic achievement.

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Alex Haslam @alexhaslam.bsky.social · Nov 25

The talk has particular significance for me because it was at SASP in 1987 at ANU that I gave my first ever conference talk. I also have many happy memories of working at ANU in the 1990s — in an outstanding team of researchers led by John Turner.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...

John Turner obituary

He developed theories of social change and intergroup behaviour

www.theguardian.com

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Alex Haslam @alexhaslam.bsky.social · Nov 25

My short talk at #SASP2024 today will revisit the keynote I gave at EAWOP last year on 25 Years of the Social Identity Approach to Psychology in Organizations, focusing on the proven value of the approach in the context of COVID-19.
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

Only Connect - Alex Haslam

YouTube video by Social Identity and Groups Network - UQ

www.youtube.com

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Alex Haslam @alexhaslam.bsky.social · Nov 25

Really enjoyed the 7-paper session on Truth and Consequences at #SASP2024. Great contributions from Smithson, Tay, Jiang, Wang, Andrews, Felice, Platow and Reynolds

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