Dr Mete Uysal

Dr. Mete Sefa Uysal is a social and political psychologist with expertise in collective action, social movements, and group processes. He earned his master's degree in 2016 and PhD in 2021 in Turkey. He conducted his postdoctoral research at Friedrich Schiller University Jena in Germany and the University of Sussex between 2021 and 2024. He was honoured with the British Academy Newton International Fellowship in 2021 and the APA Peace Psychology Ed Cairns Early Career Award in 2023. He is currently serving as the editor-in-chief at the Journal of Global Environmental Psychology and as the professional development coordinator at the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP) Early Career Committee. 

His research specialises in:

• Collective action and protests
• Crowd behaviours and social movements
• Intergroup relations, conflict, violence, and solidarity
• Social identity, identity formation, transformation, and politicisation
• Populism, radical right-wing populist movement, and support for populist leaders
• Political leadership and followership
• Culture, honour, and cultural variation of violence justification.
  
  Postgraduate Research Opportunities: Dr. Uysal is open to email enquiries from students with their own funding, interested in pursuing an MSc by Research or PhD in social psychology. He is also open to supporting students interested in these areas who would like to apply to PhD funding schemes (as long as they have a clear plan about the potential schemes).