Stephen Reicher

Jul 26, 2024 | theguardian.com | Stephen Reicher

There is no such thing as a universal leader. Leaders always represent a specific social group: a political party, a religion or a social movement. The more they are loved by insiders, the more such adulation seems bizarre and inexplicable to outsiders – to the extent that we often dismiss adoring followers as deluded or deplorable in some way. Think Margaret Thatcher, or Jeremy Corbyn, or Boris Johnson.

Feb 25, 2024 | msn.com | Stephen Reicher

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Feb 25, 2024 | theguardian.com | Stephen Reicher

A spectre is haunting Westminster – the spectre of collective violence against MPs. Large crowds chant noisily outside parliament during debates on Palestine; protesters surround Tobias Ellwood’s house; Jo Stevens’ constituency office is vandalised – and all this against the backdrop of the murders of David Amess and Jo Cox. The parties are united in seeking to exorcise this spectre.

Dec 2, 2023 | independent.ie | Stephen Reicher |Clifford Stott

The riots can teach us a lot — but not if we simply blame them on fascists and mob madness. Crowd psychologists Stephen Reicher and Clifford Stott on what such events tell us about our society if we take the time to lookThe morning after his Booker Prize victory, Paul Lynch was interviewed on the BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.

Dec 1, 2023 | independent.ie | Stephen Reicher |Clifford Stott

The riots can teach us a lot — but not if we simply blame them on fascists and mob madness. Crowd psychologists Stephen Reicher and Clifford Stott on what such events tell us about our society if we take the time to lookThe morning after his Booker Prize victory, Paul Lynch was interviewed on the BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.