Populism, Fundamentalism, and Identity

Peter Herriot was Professor of Organizational Psychology in the UK. Since retirement he has applied social and organizational psychology to religious fundamentalism, having himself been brought up in a fundamentalist family. His recent books include Religious Fundamentalism: Global, Local, and Personal (2008) and The Open Brethren: A Christian Sect in the Modern World (2018).

• Introduction.- Chapter 1. What’s the issue? Modernity, reaction, and self.- Chapter 2. What are they? Populism and fundamentalism- Chapter 3. Who am I? The self.- Chapter 4. Who are we? Social identity.- Chapter 5. Who are they? The other.- Chapter 6. What’s the story? Fighting talkChapter 7. Who’s in charge? Leaders and led.- Chapter 8. What’s the secret? The role of technology.- Chapter 9. What to do? Common sense solutions.- Chapter 10. Prescriptions or pressure points?.- Chapter 11. When reality dawns.- Chapter 12. When ‘Us’ cracks up.- Chapter 13. When ‘They’ answer back.