The solace of radicalism: Self-uncertainty and group identification in the face of threat

By M. Hogg, C. Meehan, J. Farquharson. 2010

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Social interaction and psychological pathways to political engagement and extremism (2014, background): “Existing experimental research identifies group-based dynamics of threat and uncertainty (Hogg et al., 2010) and appeals to instrumental (versus sacred) values to increased support for violent extremism (Ginges, Atran, Medin, & Shikaki, 2007).”
Does Extreme Political Ideology Predict Conspiracy Beliefs, Economic Evaluations and Political Trust? Evidence From Sweden (2017, unknown): “After all, research suggests that distressing societal circumstances increases the appeal of extremist political movements (Midlarsky, 2011), and that feelings of threat increase people’s support for radical leaders (Hogg et al., 2010).”
Self-uncertainty and Support for Autocratic Leadership (2013, background): “The field of leadership research is enormous, particularly in the organizational and management sciences (eg, Day & Antonakis, 2012 ; Hogg, 2010 ; Yukl, 2010 ).”
Going to extremes: Social identity and communication processes associated with gang membership (2014, background): “Tests of uncertainty-identity theory have shown that, under elevated self-related uncertainty, people prefer to identify with/identify more strongly with high than low entitativity groups (Hogg et al., 2010; Hogg et al., 2007; see also Hogg, 2007, 2012, in press).”