Anti-immigration arguments rest on a series of unfounded psychological assumptions. Professor Reicher will propose a new framework for understanding and action.
Steve Reicher is Professor of Social Psychology at St Andrews University.
Suki Ali is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the LSE.
Caroline Howarth is Associate Professor in the department of Social Psychology at the LSE.
Cathy Campbell is Head of the Social Psychology department at LSE.
The Department of Social Psychology (@PsychologyLSE) is a leading international centre dedicated to consolidating and expanding the contribution of social psychology to the understanding and knowledge of key social, economic, political and cultural issues.
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