Vukašin Gligorić, PhD
@vukasin.bsky.social
Post-doc at NYU AD
PhD at University of Amsterdam
Political and social psychologist
Decolonial psychology, stereotypes, ideology, inter- and intra- group relations; trust in scientists; systemic social psychology
PhD at University of Amsterdam
Political and social psychologist
Decolonial psychology, stereotypes, ideology, inter- and intra- group relations; trust in scientists; systemic social psychology
✨Who says dreams can’t come true?✨
5 yrs ago, I emailed Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington asking if she'd take me on as a PhD student. She rightly declined.
5yrs later, she is taking me on as a postdoc in Psychology in Political & Economic Systems (PIPES) lab at NYU Abu Dhabi (probably shouldn't have)!
5 yrs ago, I emailed Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington asking if she'd take me on as a PhD student. She rightly declined.
5yrs later, she is taking me on as a postdoc in Psychology in Political & Economic Systems (PIPES) lab at NYU Abu Dhabi (probably shouldn't have)!
October 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
✨Who says dreams can’t come true?✨
5 yrs ago, I emailed Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington asking if she'd take me on as a PhD student. She rightly declined.
5yrs later, she is taking me on as a postdoc in Psychology in Political & Economic Systems (PIPES) lab at NYU Abu Dhabi (probably shouldn't have)!
5 yrs ago, I emailed Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington asking if she'd take me on as a PhD student. She rightly declined.
5yrs later, she is taking me on as a postdoc in Psychology in Political & Economic Systems (PIPES) lab at NYU Abu Dhabi (probably shouldn't have)!
🔎What did we find?
• Advantaged outgroups = seen as more competent, but less warm.
• Disadvantaged outgroups = less competent, no difference in warmth.
• In poorer & more exploited countries, outgroup favoritism on competence was strongest.
• Advantaged outgroups = seen as more competent, but less warm.
• Disadvantaged outgroups = less competent, no difference in warmth.
• In poorer & more exploited countries, outgroup favoritism on competence was strongest.
September 11, 2025 at 1:49 PM
🔎What did we find?
• Advantaged outgroups = seen as more competent, but less warm.
• Disadvantaged outgroups = less competent, no difference in warmth.
• In poorer & more exploited countries, outgroup favoritism on competence was strongest.
• Advantaged outgroups = seen as more competent, but less warm.
• Disadvantaged outgroups = less competent, no difference in warmth.
• In poorer & more exploited countries, outgroup favoritism on competence was strongest.
🌍Do all nations believe they’re superior—or do some feel inferior?
Western social sciences claimed the first. But Fanon & Memmi argued colonization by the West left many in the Global South with colonial mentality—internalized oppression.
🧵Findings from our 45-country study:
Western social sciences claimed the first. But Fanon & Memmi argued colonization by the West left many in the Global South with colonial mentality—internalized oppression.
🧵Findings from our 45-country study:
September 11, 2025 at 1:49 PM
🌍Do all nations believe they’re superior—or do some feel inferior?
Western social sciences claimed the first. But Fanon & Memmi argued colonization by the West left many in the Global South with colonial mentality—internalized oppression.
🧵Findings from our 45-country study:
Western social sciences claimed the first. But Fanon & Memmi argued colonization by the West left many in the Global South with colonial mentality—internalized oppression.
🧵Findings from our 45-country study:
This also marks the last empirical chapter of my PhD with great supervisors Gerben Van Kleef & Bastiaan Rutjens! 🎓
For those unable to access the paper behind the paywall, I uploaded the free preprint version (link should be working soon):
🔗 osf.io/v6pbg_v1
For those unable to access the paper behind the paywall, I uploaded the free preprint version (link should be working soon):
🔗 osf.io/v6pbg_v1
April 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
This also marks the last empirical chapter of my PhD with great supervisors Gerben Van Kleef & Bastiaan Rutjens! 🎓
For those unable to access the paper behind the paywall, I uploaded the free preprint version (link should be working soon):
🔗 osf.io/v6pbg_v1
For those unable to access the paper behind the paywall, I uploaded the free preprint version (link should be working soon):
🔗 osf.io/v6pbg_v1
In our registered report (two years in the making ⏳), we find that liberals trust scientists more, not just in fields like climate change, public health, & social sciences, but also in neuroscience, biology, & nuclear science.
April 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
In our registered report (two years in the making ⏳), we find that liberals trust scientists more, not just in fields like climate change, public health, & social sciences, but also in neuroscience, biology, & nuclear science.
