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October 06, 2025

Appeals to shared suffering in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict→

October 06, 2025/ CSSC Administrator

Reinhardt L., Whitehouse H. (2025). PLoS One 20(10): e0332197.

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Global Cohesion
September 16, 2025

Identity fusion can foster intergroup trust and willingness to cooperate→

September 16, 2025/ CSSC Administrator

Klein, J. W., Bastian, B., Odjidja, E. N., Ayaluri, S. S., Kavanagh, C. M., Mala, A. M., Whitehouse, H. (2025). Communications Psychology

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2025, journal-articles
Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences

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September 11, 2025

Fusing concept to theory: Identity fusion's potential role in crime research→

September 11, 2025/ CSSC Administrator

Newson, M., Cunliffe, J., Whitehouse, H. (2025).Theory and Society.

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2025
Twinning Project

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July 21, 2025

Whence and whither CSR: Expanding the conversation.→

July 21, 2025/ CSSC Administrator

White, C., Barrett, J. L., Boyer, P., Lawson, E. T., McCauley, R. N., & Whitehouse, H. (2025). Religion, Brain & Behavior.

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Wild Religions Project

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July 21, 2025

The cognitive science of religion: Past, present, and possible futures.→

July 21, 2025/ CSSC Administrator

White, C., Barrett, J., Boyer, P., Thomas Lawson, E., McCauley, R., & Whitehouse, H. (2025). Religion, Brain & Behavior.

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Wild Religions Project

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July 14, 2025

Bali bombing’s memories and past traumatic events among Balinese→

July 14, 2025/ CSSC Administrator

Lestari, M. D., Putra, I. E., Kavanagh, C., Muzzulini, B., Swandi, N. L. I. D., Harumi, B. P. Y., & Whitehouse, H. (2025). Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology. 

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Indonesia

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July 03, 2025

Examining Shifts in Group-Based Motivations for Civil Conflicts in Libya→

July 03, 2025/ CSSC Administrator

Buhrmester, M. D., Everington, A., Hafid, L., McQuinn, B., Swann Jr, W. B., Whitehouse, H. (2025) New England Journal of Public Policy

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July 03, 2025

Solving global problems requires global cohesion→

July 03, 2025/ CSSC Administrator

Whitehouse, H., et al. (2025) New England Journal of Public Policy.

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Global Cohesion
June 30, 2025

Examining shifts in group-based motivations for civil conflicts in Libya→

June 30, 2025/ CSSC Administrator

Buhrmester, Michael D., William B. Swann Jr., Brian McQuinn, Alexis Everington, Layal Hafid, & Harvey Whitehouse (2025). New England Journal of Public Policy, Vol. 37, Issue 1, Article 10.

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Swann Lab

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June 25, 2025

Sports-Based Interventions Fostering Positive Identity Formation in Prison: Insights From the Twinning Project→

June 25, 2025/ CSSC Administrator

Newson, M., Cunliffe, J., Peitz, L., Whitehouse, H. (2025). Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology

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June 19, 2025

Bonding through adversity: Effects of Brexit and COVID-19 lockdown on identity fusion and pro-group behaviour→

June 19, 2025/ CSSC Administrator

Musiak, M., Kavanagh, C., Muzzulini, B., Whitehouse, H. (2025) Political Psychology

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June 04, 2025

Can transformative experiences bridge the gap between receiving communities & formerly incarcerated persons?→

June 04, 2025/ CSSC Administrator

Peitz, L., Whitehouse, H., Newson, M. (2025) British Journal of Social Psychology

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Twinning Project
May 01, 2025

What kind of speeches motivate climate action? →

May 01, 2025/ CSSC Administrator

Reinhardt, L., Whitehouse, H. (2025) The Royal Society Publishing

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Vanuatu, Global Cohesion
March 26, 2025

Shared suffering predicts prosocial commitment among Turkish earthquake survivors. →

March 26, 2025/ CSSC Administrator

Demiroglu, S., White, C., Xygolatos, D., Morales, D., Ainsworth, A., Whitehouse, H. (2025). Nature - Scientific Reports.

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Wild Religions Project
March 05, 2025

Extreme overvalued beliefs and identities: Revisiting the drivers of violent extremism→

March 05, 2025/ CSSC Administrator

Kristinsdottir, K., Ebner, J., Whitehouse, H. (2025). Frontiers in Psychology.

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Calleva Research Centre
January 02, 2025

Against interpretive exclusivism→

January 02, 2025/ CSSC Administrator

Whitehouse, H. (2024). Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute.

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December 31, 2024

Crises averted: How a few past societies found adaptive reforms in the face of structural-demographic crises→

December 31, 2024/ CSSC Administrator

Hoyer, D., Whitehouse, H., Francois, P., Reddish, J., Davis, D., Feeney, K. C., Levine, J., Holder, S. l., & Turchin, P. (2024) Cliodynamics.

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Seshat: Global History Databank

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December 13, 2024

Psychological significance of name changes: A case study of (north) Macedonia's name referendum→

December 13, 2024/ CSSC Administrator

Stojanov, A., Segal, K., Halberstadt, J. & Whitehouse, H. (2024). International Journal of Psychology.

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2024, journal-articles
Department of Psychology (Otago)
November 15, 2024

Anti-social behavior and soccer identities: different continents, same mindset?→

November 15, 2024/ CSSC Administrator

Newson, M., Peitz, L., Wibisono, Knijnik, J., White, F. & Whitehouse, H. (2024). Self and Identity.

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Sydney
October 15, 2024

A soccer-based intervention improves incarcerated individuals’ behaviour and public acceptance through group bonding→

October 15, 2024/ CSSC Administrator

​​Newson, M., Peitz, L., Cunliffe, J. & Whitehouse, H. (2024). Nature Human Behaviour.

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Anthropology in action in Vanuatu: Troubleshooting disaster relief in the wake of tropical cyclones Judy and Kevin

Whitehouse, H. & Tanguay, J. (2024). Anthropology in Action.

Rethinking ritual: How rituals made our world and how they could save it

Whitehouse, H. (2023) Journal of the Royal Anthrological Institute.

Dying for the group: Towards a general theory of extreme self-sacrifice

Whitehouse, H. (2018) Behavioral and Brain Sciences 42.

The evolution of extreme cooperation via shared dysphoric experiences

Whitehouse, H., et al. (2017). Nature: Scientific Reports 7.

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