Insights from Societal Psychology: The Contextual Politics of Change
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Howarth, Caroline
Campbell, Catherine
Cornish, Flora
Franks, Bradley
Garcia-Lorenzo, Lucia
Gillespie, Alex
Gleibs, Ilka
Goncalves-Portelinha, Isabelle
Jovchelovitch, Sandra
Lahlou, Saadi
Mannell, Jenevieve
Reader, Tom
Tennant, Chris
Abstract / Description
In this paper we demonstrate that societal psychology makes a unique contribution to the study of change through its focus on the 'contextual politics' of change, examining the different interests at stake within any social context. Societal psychology explores the contexts which promote or inhibit social and societal change and can be seen as a bridge between social and political psychology. It focuses on how the context shapes the ways in which societal change is understood, supported or resisted. To understand the intellectual rationale of societal psychology, and how it aims to foster societal change, we first consider the history of the discipline. Second, we consider what is meant by 'context', as understanding the environment of change is the hallmark of societal psychology. Third, we lay out three distinct features of a societal psychological approach to change: the politics of change; interventions and planned change; emergent change processes. Finally, the paper examines possible future developments of societal psychology and its role in understanding and creating societal change, alongside its place within the wider canon of social and political psychology.
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societal psychology context social change interventions emergent changePersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2013-12-16
Journal title
Journal of Social and Political Psychology
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1
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1
Page numbers
364–384
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PsychOpen GOLD
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Howarth, C., Campbell, C., Cornish, F., Franks, B., Garcia-Lorenzo, L., Gillespie, A., Gleibs, I., Goncalves-Portelinha, I., Jovchelovitch, S., Lahlou, S., Mannell, J., Reader, T., & Tennant, C. (2013). Insights from Societal Psychology: The Contextual Politics of Change. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 1(1), 364–384. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v1i1.64
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Howarth, Caroline
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Campbell, Catherine
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Cornish, Flora
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Franks, Bradley
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Garcia-Lorenzo, Lucia
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Gillespie, Alex
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Gleibs, Ilka
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Goncalves-Portelinha, Isabelle
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Jovchelovitch, Sandra
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Lahlou, Saadi
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Mannell, Jenevieve
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Reader, Tom
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Tennant, Chris
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Date of first publication2013-12-16
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Abstract / DescriptionIn this paper we demonstrate that societal psychology makes a unique contribution to the study of change through its focus on the 'contextual politics' of change, examining the different interests at stake within any social context. Societal psychology explores the contexts which promote or inhibit social and societal change and can be seen as a bridge between social and political psychology. It focuses on how the context shapes the ways in which societal change is understood, supported or resisted. To understand the intellectual rationale of societal psychology, and how it aims to foster societal change, we first consider the history of the discipline. Second, we consider what is meant by 'context', as understanding the environment of change is the hallmark of societal psychology. Third, we lay out three distinct features of a societal psychological approach to change: the politics of change; interventions and planned change; emergent change processes. Finally, the paper examines possible future developments of societal psychology and its role in understanding and creating societal change, alongside its place within the wider canon of social and political psychology.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationHowarth, C., Campbell, C., Cornish, F., Franks, B., Garcia-Lorenzo, L., Gillespie, A., Gleibs, I., Goncalves-Portelinha, I., Jovchelovitch, S., Lahlou, S., Mannell, J., Reader, T., & Tennant, C. (2013). Insights from Societal Psychology: The Contextual Politics of Change. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 1(1), 364–384. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v1i1.64en_US
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ISSN2195-3325
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1318
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1739
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v1i1.64
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Keyword(s)societal psychologyen_US
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Keyword(s)contexten_US
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Keyword(s)social changeen_US
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Keyword(s)interventionsen_US
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Keyword(s)emergent changeen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleInsights from Societal Psychology: The Contextual Politics of Changeen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue1
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Journal titleJournal of Social and Political Psychology
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Page numbers364–384
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Volume1
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