Politics and the New Challenge of Migration

Gordon Sammut is Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Malta. He is former editor of Papers on Social Representations and Associate Editor of Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology. His previous publications include The Psychology of Social Influence (Cambridge, 2020) and The Cambridge Handbook of Social Representations (2015).

• List of Figures; List of Tables; 1. In Search of the Promised Land; 2. The Social Contract; 3. Social Cognition; 4. Social Identity; 5. The Public Sphere; 6. Multiculturalism and Competing Policies; 7. The Populist Backlash; 8. Democracy: The Impossible Dream; 9. Building a Bridge over Babylon: Patching up Discord; 10. Ethics-Politics Morals: What's Good for the Goose is not Good for the Gander; 11. The Dark Side of Politics: Who Dares Wins; References; Appendix; Index.

'Sammut offers a compelling analysis of the psychological structures shaping movement, integration and exclusion. Bridging theory and real-world implications, this empirically grounded framework promotes mutual understanding in an era of division – essential reading for scholars, policymakers and anyone invested in the future of multicultural societies.' Kevin R. Carriere, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Stonehill College