University of Nottingham

Department Member, Sociology & Social Policy

Research Fellow

Institute for Science and Society

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M.A. (Cambridge), M.Sc. (Surrey), Ph.D. (London)

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Dr Rusi Jaspal is a Social Psychologist and Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham, UK.  He is interested in the inter-relations between social representation, identity and social action.  Dr Jaspal's research examines (i) the evolution of social representations and their personalisation at the level of the individual; (ii) the socio-psychological processes underlying the construction and management of identities; and (iii) how groups and individuals respond to threatened identity (social action).  Breakwell’s Identity Process Theory was designed to address the tripartite relationship between representation, identity and action.  Dr Jaspal's current research employs and seeks to develop the theory in a variety of empirical contexts, using both quantitative and qualitative approaches.  His work is firmly committed to topical social concerns (e.g. national identity, prejudice and climate change) and to the development of possible psychosocial interventions for their resolution.

CURRENT/ RECENT PROJECTS:
1. Anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism in Iran and the Muslim world
2. Language and ethnic/ religious identities among British South Asians (with Dr. Adrian Coyle)
3. Ethnolinguistic vitality in Quebec (with Prof. Richard Bourhis, funded by Central Research Fund, London University)
4. Identity conflict and psychological coherence among British Muslim gay men (with Dr. Marco Cinnirella)
5. Construction and management of national and ethnic identities (with Dr. Marco Cinnirella)
6. Climate change as a complex social problem (led by Prof. Brigitte Nerlich, funded by ESRC)

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