Uncertainty and Extremism

MichaelA. Hogg is Professor of Social Psychology at Claremont Graduate University and president of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology. He is the 2010 recipient of the Diener mid-career award from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology; foundation editor of Group Processes and Intergroup Relations; former associate editor of the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology; and a fellow of numerous scholarly associations including the Association for Psychological Science and the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. His extensively published research on social identity theory, group processes and intergroup relations, has a recent focus on influence and leadership, and uncertainty and extremism.Arie W. Kruglanski is a Distinguished University Professor and co-director of START (National Center for the Study of Terrorism and the Response to Terrorism) at the University of Maryland, College Park. Kruglanski is a recipient of the National Institute of Mental Health Research Scientist Award, the Senior Humboldt Award, the Donald Campbell Award for Outstanding Contributions to Social Psychology, and the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award from the Society of Experimental Social Psychology. He has served as editor of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, and associate editor of the American Psychologist. Kruglanski's research focuses on human judgment and decision making, the motivation-cognition >interface, and group and intergroup processes. It has been disseminated in over 250 publications, and has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Mental Health, among others.

• INTRODUCTIONUncertainty and the Roots of ExtremismMichael A. Hogg, Arie Kruglanski, and Kees van den BosSECTION I: CONCEPTUAL ANALYSESCommitment and Extremism: A Goal Systemic AnalysisKristen M. Klein and Arie W. KruglanskiUncertainty–Identity Theory: Extreme Groups, Radical Behavior, and Authoritarian Leadership 436Michael A. Hogg and Janice AdelmanA Raw Deal: Heightened Liberalism Following Exposure to Anomalous Playing CardsTravis Proulx and Brenda MajorUncertainty and Status-Based Asymmetries in the Distinction Between the “Good” Us and the “Bad” Them: Evidence That Group Status Strengthens the Relationship Between the Need for Cognitive Closure and Extremity in Intergroup DifferentiationChristopher M. Federico, Corrie V. Hunt, and Emily L. FisherSECTION II: CULTURE AND MIGRATIONCulture and ExtremismMichele J. Gelfand, Gary LaFree, Susan Fahey, and Emily FeinbergUncertainty, Threat, and the Role of the Media in Promoting the Dehumanization of Immigrants and RefugeesVictoria M. Esses, Stelian Medianu, and Andrea S. LawsonSECTION III: IDEOLOGY, POLITICS AND RELIGIONAnxious Uncertainty and Reactive Approach Motivation (RAM) for Religious, Idealistic, and Lifestyle ExtremesIan McGregor, Mike Prentice, and Kyle NashCompensatory Control and Its Implications for Ideological ExtremismAaron C. Kay and Richard P. EibachDeterminants of Radicalization of Islamic Youth in the Netherlands: Personal Uncertainty, Perceived Injustice, and Perceived Group ThreatBertjan Doosje, Annemarie Loseman, and Kees van den BosCOMMENTARYA Millennial Challenge: Extremism in Uncertain TimesSusan T. FiskeIssues in ProgressImpact Validity as a Framework for Advocacy-Based ResearchSean G. Massey & Ricardo E. BarrerasEthnic-racial Stigma and Physical Health Disparities in the United States of America: From Psychological Theory and Evidence to Public Policy SolutionsLuis M. Rivera & Danielle Beatty