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Linda R. Tropp

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by Linda R. Tropp

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by Linda R. Tropp

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thank you for your kind responses 🙏

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It’s hard to feel like any work matters except work to stop what’s happening and make a better world than before.
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by Linda R. Tropp

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I am humbled and most grateful to the anonymous donors who made it possible for us to establish the Psychology of Peace and Violence Program at UMass, and who were pioneers in envisioning how scientific research could be used to promote peace and nonviolence in the world. 🙏
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by Linda R. Tropp

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It feels auspicious to be sharing this on the eve of Yom Kippur, but...

I have just been appointed as the Endowed University Chair in Peace Psychology at UMass Amherst
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by Linda R. Tropp — Reposted by: Gordon Hodson, Jennifer A. Richeson, Andrew Livingstone

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Feeling grateful the address I delivered upon receiving the Lewin Memorial Award has just been published in the September 2025 issue of Journal of Social Issues!

It appears as an open access article, for any and all who may be interested:

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by Linda R. Tropp

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@gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social you might also be interested in this paper, now available online = written version of my Kurt Lewin Award address!

A Renaissance of Social Relevance: Maximizing Insights and the Impact of Psychological Research - Journal of Social Issues share.google/PGAumIQwUmm4...
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Within each generation of academics, perennial, soul-searching questions emerge regarding whether and how psychological research can have meaningful impact, and calls for the broader applicability an....
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by Linda R. Tropp

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thanks kindly for the shout out @gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social ! 🙏
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Reposted by: Linda R. Tropp

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I’ve seen what authoritarianism looks like.

For decades I've called out leaders in Russia & China who silence dissent. Now Trump is doing it here: using state power to crush opposition to the government.

His conduct is anti-democratic & anti-American. We must fight it.
Trump's moves against media outlets mirror authoritarian approaches to silencing dissent
Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has waged an aggressive campaign against the media unlike any in modern U.S. history, making moves similar to those of authoritarian leaders that...
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Reposted by: Linda R. Tropp, Brendan Nyhan, Laurent Pech , and 6 more

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The past week has shown us something scary — the concrete and specific outlines of a durable authoritarian state in America.

Here's what this state would look like, and the precise policy levers Trump is pulling to get there from here.

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This is how Trump ends democracy
The past week has revealed Trump’s policy road map to veto one-party rule. Will Americans let him follow it?
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by Linda R. Tropp

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Want to connect with others building a movement around democracy and social cohesion in the US? Please join us for tomorrow's session, and share with others who may be interested!

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#democracy #socialcohesion #civiclife #DemAID
The State of the Civic Movement in the U.S. Friday Sept 19 from 11:30 - 1:30 pm ET Please join the TRUST Network and DemocracyAID on Friday, Sept 19, from 11:30 am – 1:30 pm ET for an inspiring… | D...
The State of the Civic Movement in the U.S. Friday Sept 19 from 11:30 - 1:30 pm ET Please join the TRUST Network and DemocracyAID on Friday, Sept 19, from 11:30 am – 1:30 pm ET for an inspiring conv...
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by Linda R. Tropp

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NYT editorial board: "This is not how economic policy is supposed to work in a wealthy, democratic country...Trump’s approach [reads] like something out of Venezuela or Russia, where political leaders use threats and insults to cow business executives into submission"
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Opinion | Trump Is Treating the Economy Like His Family Business
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by Linda R. Tropp

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check out this short video of protestors putting a name to the deluge of federal actions we're witnessing: fascism

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video output road protest against fascism
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Reposted by: Linda R. Tropp, Caroline T. Schroeder, Alfie Kohn , and 1 more

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How is this not a screaming massive headline across every news site? This is insane, a virtual declaration of civil war. We fought a revolution to not be subjected to this kind of tyranny
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by Ryan Enos — Reposted by: Linda R. Tropp, Stephen M. Walt, Jennifer A. Richeson , and 2 more

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by Linda R. Tropp

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What can we do about racism?

Check out this 1-minute video from @redwineblueusa.bsky.social for some basic things we can all do

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What Can We Do About Racism
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by Ryan Enos — Reposted by: Linda R. Tropp, Lisa W. Fazio, Brendan Nyhan , and 2 more

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by Linda R. Tropp — Reposted by: Jacob Montgomery, Mirya R. Holman, David R. Miller , and 1 more

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what it feels like to be gearing up for a new semester in the United States #academicsky
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Reposted by: Linda R. Tropp, Jacob T. Levy

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@polphilpod.bsky.social wrote a great piece on this theme a while back: www.liberalcurrents.com/trump-alarmi...
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by Linda R. Tropp

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only 61 years ago. the civil rights struggles of the 1960s are not ancient history-FWIW, I was born 6 yrs after FLH's speech. it might feel like "settled law" but, as @sifill.bsky.social notes, many are pushing us to return to life before civil rights and other critical steps toward racial equality.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Aug 22
61 years ago today Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer one of the most courageous activists of the Civil Rights Movement posed the question that echoes today with every migrant round-up by masked officers, as federal troops converge on D.C.,as institutions are threatened:

“IS THIS AMERICA?”

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Fannie Lou Hamer's Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Speech
YouTube video by Northwest African American Museum
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Reposted by: Linda R. Tropp, Stephen Pimpare

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61 years ago today Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer one of the most courageous activists of the Civil Rights Movement posed the question that echoes today with every migrant round-up by masked officers, as federal troops converge on D.C.,as institutions are threatened:

“IS THIS AMERICA?”

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Fannie Lou Hamer's Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Speech
YouTube video by Northwest African American Museum
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Reposted by: Linda R. Tropp, Seth Masket

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It’s about racism and pretending it’s not about racism will not magically erase the racism
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by Linda R. Tropp

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five practical steps any and all of us can take, courtesy of @rbreich.bsky.social

as he says, "democracy is not a spectator sport" ✊🏻

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Five Ways to Fight Trump's Fascism
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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Reposted by: Linda R. Tropp

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Around the world, immigration is sparking debate. Many see economic benefits, while also fearing rapid demographic change

@lindatropp.bsky.social joins our World of Migration podcast to speak about how meaningful contact between groups can build trust & reduce prejudice

Listen and subscribe
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by Linda R. Tropp — Reposted by: Efrén O. Pérez, Jr

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A letter to US public servants:

"After years of hard jobs in hard places—defusing crises, tending alliances, opening markets, and helping Americans in distress—­you deserved better."

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A Letter to America’s Discarded Public Servants
You all deserved better.
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Reposted by: Linda R. Tropp

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Republicans are spending trillions on tax cuts for billionaires and nuclear weapons while working folks are struggling to pay medical bills they shouldn’t have.

It doesn't have to be this way–their cruelty is a choice.
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by Linda R. Tropp

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um .. *now* can we call it white supremacy??

"Mr. Orwoll and Mr. Csere believe...the Fair Housing Act gives them grounds to restrict membership to those, as they put it, with strict European heritage... [rejecting applicants who] did not appear to be white enough."

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The Founders of This New Development Say You Must Be White to Live There
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by Linda R. Tropp

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actually, Steve Wright admitted me to work with him, and then I was "adopted" by Tom and "co-parented" for most of my time in the program ☺️
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by Linda R. Tropp

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Ph.D. in 1956!
I feel honored to have been his last Ph.D. student (2000) 🥹
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by Linda R. Tropp

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Readers of this special issue might also be interested in this latest book by Thomas F. Pettigrew:
Anti-Black Racism in America
Oxford University Press
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