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Kristof Dhont

@kristofdhontphd.bsky.social

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Social psychologist Founding president PHAIR Society SHARKLab Director - University of Kent human-animal relations - intergroup relations - animal advocacy research - veganism - speciesism - … Why We Love and Exploit Animals .. more

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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 11d

What a great advert for social psychology and the EASP Summer School!

With..

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Dominic Abrams, Mike Hogg, and more!

#SocialPsyc #PsycSci

Fanny Lalot @fannylalot.bsky.social · 11d

📽️ We have an official video for the European Association of Social Psychology (EASP) summer school 2025!

Not only does it show my face as a still (why, oh why??), it also features my best take on #socialpsychology yet...

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Social Psychology Summer School at Kent

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Fanny Lalot @fannylalot.bsky.social · 11d

Social Psychology Summer School at Kent

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Jim AC Everett @jimaceverett.bsky.social · Jul 17

The 2025 EASP Summer School at the University of Kent is kicking off in just a few days and we are SO excited to welcome 80 brilliant early-career researchers from across Europe for 10 days of collaboration, community, and cutting-edge social psychology 🙏

Find out more: blogs.kent.ac.uk/easp2025/

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PHAIR @phair-society.bsky.social · Jun 13

Keynote Speaker Announcement: In this talk, Faunalytics' Executive Director Brooke Haggerty will explore the intersection of research and animal protection.

Join us at this year's PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference 2025 (July 2-5) in Edinburgh: phair2025.co.uk

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PHAIR @phair-society.bsky.social · Jun 4

📣Keynote Speaker Announcement: Human's Reasons For and Against Animals

Join us at this year’s PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference 2025 (July 2-5) in Edinburgh: phair2025.co.uk

#phairconference2025 #animaladvocacy

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PHAIR @phair-society.bsky.social · May 30

Join social psychologist Kristof Dhont and bestselling author and thought leader Melanie Joy for a compelling conversation at the intersection of ideology, empathy, and activism.
@drmelaniejoy.bsky.social @kristofdhontphd.bsky.social

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PHAIR @phair-society.bsky.social · May 27

📣Session Announcement! We can't wait to hear from this expert panel on the best ways to care for companion animals. Join us at this year's PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference 2025 (July 2-5) in Edinburgh: phair2025.co.uk

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PHAIR @phair-society.bsky.social · May 27

📣Session Announcement! We are very excited to hear from this speaker lineup for this session on metascience and research improvement Join us at this year's PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference 2025 (July 2-5) in Edinburgh: phair2025.co.uk

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PHAIR @phair-society.bsky.social · May 22

Symposium announcement: Can the Right Be Right for Animals? In a time of political upheaval & growing influence of (far) right-wing populist parties, where does animal advocacy stand? Could there be unexpected allies on the political right, or should advocates brace for more conservative pushback?

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PHAIR @phair-society.bsky.social · May 21

📣Session Announcement: We are looking forward to this session on AI, videogames, and the future of animal advocacy. Join us at this year's PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference 2025 (July 2-5) in Edinburgh: phair2025.co.uk

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PHAIR @phair-society.bsky.social · May 21

📣Session Announcement: We can't wait to hear from this expert panel on ideology, philosophy, and social movements. Join us at this year's PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference 2025 (July 2-5) in Edinburgh: phair2025.co.uk

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PHAIR @phair-society.bsky.social · May 20

📣Session Announcement! Amazing speaker lineup for this session on Effective Animal Advocacy

Join us at this year’s PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference 2025 (July 2-5) in Edinburgh: phair2025.co.uk

#animaladvocacy #phairconference2025

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Linda Tropp @lindatropp.bsky.social · May 16

ever grow frustrated when academic colleagues suggest that studying issues with clear implications for society is not "good" research? or that studying "real world" issues means not doing "real science"?

if so, you may be interested in this article:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#academicsky

Ambivalence about social relevance? How we can reframe academic research and reaffirm our commitment to the public good

Although psychologists are well positioned to address social problems, our public impact has remained relatively limited. Collectively, we might wonder why psychology, as a discipline, has not had ...

www.tandfonline.com

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PHAIR @phair-society.bsky.social · May 15

📣 Speaker Announcement: We look forward to hearing about how (the lack of) moral concern for animals develops from an early age and across the lifespan”

Join us at this year’s PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference 2025 (July 2-5) in Edinburgh: phair2025.co.uk

#phairconference2025 #moralpsychology

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PHAIR @phair-society.bsky.social · May 15

📣 Speaker Announcement: We look forward to hearing about the latest insights into the psychological causes and consequences of moral concern for animals.
Join us at this year's PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference 2025 (July 2-5) in Edinburgh: phair2025.co.uk

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PHAIR @phair-society.bsky.social · May 13

📣 Speaker Announcement: We look forward to hearing about human-animal relationships across cultures.
Join us at this year's PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference 2025 (July 2-5) in Edinburgh: phair2025.co.uk

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PHAIR @phair-society.bsky.social · May 9

📣 Speaker Announcement: We look forward to hearing about the psychology behind dairy consumption and reduction. Join us at this year's PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference 2025 (July 2-5) in Edinburgh: phair2025.co.uk

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PHAIR @phair-society.bsky.social · May 9

📣 Social Event Announcement: Come down to the Caves for food, drinks, networking and a live band that will lead a ceilidh! Join us at this year's PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference 2025 (July 2-5) in Edinburgh: phair2025.co.uk
#phairconference2025

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Laurent Bègue Shankland @lbegueshankland.bsky.social · May 6

🚨Now available for pre-order 😃📕 ➡️ Winner of the 2024 Prix Emile Girardeau prize. This book looks at our relationships of dominance with and affection for animals.

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PHAIR @phair-society.bsky.social · May 5

📣 Workshop Announcement: How can research help animals? And how can researchers conceptualise and frame research projects to maximise their impact for animals? To find out, join us at this year's PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference 2025 (July 2-5) in Edinburgh: phair2025.co.uk

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PHAIR @phair-society.bsky.social · Apr 30

📚In an interview with Dominic Lemken, we discuss the nuances of nudging in practice, when aiming to reduce meat consumption.

Link in bio

#nudgetheory #foodchoice #vegan

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PHAIR @phair-society.bsky.social · Apr 30

📣 Speaker Announcement:
We look forward to learning about the best ways to promote and support plant-forward diets. 🌱

Join us at this year's PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference 2025 (July 2-5) in Edinburgh: phair2025.co.uk

#phairconference2025 #plantbased #vegan #ethics

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PHAIR @phair-society.bsky.social · Apr 30

📣 Speaker Announcement: We look forward to hearing about how diets shape activism and moral expansiveness. Join us at this year's PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference 2025 (July 2-5) in Edinburgh: phair2025.co.uk

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DeSmog @desmog.com · Apr 11

🔴 NEW 🔴

Revealed: Meat Industry Behind Attacks on Flagship Climate-Friendly Diet Report

A new document shows that vested interests were behind a “mud slinging” PR campaign to discredit the 2019 EAT-Lancet study.

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Revealed: Meat Industry Behind Attacks on Flagship Climate-Friendly Diet Report

In January 2019, world-renowned food and nutrition experts published a groundbreaking study. The culmination of two years’ work by 37 authors, the EAT-Lancet report set out to answer the question: how...

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Apr 11

1. Whenever you see really vicious and widespread "spontaneous" attacks on scientific findings that challenge powerful economic interests, you can be assured that corporate lobbyists have been busy behind the scenes.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

PR campaign may have fuelled food study backlash, leaked document shows

Eat-Lancet report recommended shift to more plant-based, climate-friendly diet but was extensively attacked online

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Our Hen House @ourhenhouse.org · Mar 26

🧠 'People do all kinds of mental gymnastics...' @kristofdhontphd.bsky.social of @phair-society.bsky.social explains how we justify eating animals. Fascinating psychology discussion on the latest Our Hen House episode - ourhenhouse.org/ep793

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PHAIR @phair-society.bsky.social · Mar 25

There is only ONE WEEK left to register for the early bird price!

Don’t forget to book your accommodation

phairsociety.org/2025/03/23/t...

#Edinbrugh #conference #Getexcited

Time to Register! PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference

Time to Register Join us in Edinburgh for the PHAIR Animal Advocacy Conference, July 2–5, 2025! There’s only ONE WEEK left to register at early bird price. Or support our work by buying a Sup…

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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · Mar 23

Ho et al. (2025) review three decades of work on social dominance orientation (SDO), which represents "individual differences in the preference for group-based hierarchy and inequality."

BSky authors: @nourkteily.bsky.social, @jsskeffington.bsky.social, @lottethomsendk.bsky.social

(PDF) Ho, Kteily, Sheehy-Skeffington, and Thomsen, Social Dominance Orientation, IN PRESS AESP

PDF | On Mar 21, 2025, Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington and others published Ho, Kteily, Sheehy-Skeffington, and Thomsen, Social Dominance Orientation, IN PRESS AESP | Find, read and cite all the research ...

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Our Hen House @ourhenhouse.org · Mar 21

🎧 NEW EPISODE: Why do people who care about animals continue to eat them? @jasminsinger.com & @marisul.bsky.social explore the fascinating psychology of animal advocacy with @kristofdhontphd.bsky.social & Jared Piazza from @phair-society.bsky.social. Check it out: ourhenhouse.org/ep793

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PHAIR @phair-society.bsky.social · Mar 12

Find PHAIR Journal's newest article: Signs of Change: Estimating the Impact of Animal Cruelty Billboards on Plant-Based and Dairy Milk Consumption in the UK here: phair.psychopen.eu/index.php/ph...

Signs of Change: Estimating the Impact of Animal Cruelty Billboards on Plant-Based and Dairy Milk Consumption in the UK| Psychology of Human-Animal Intergroup Relations

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