Relational Essence and Cultural Embeddedness

Researchers and partners

Behavioural and Social Sciences, Psychology

• prof. dr. M. (Martijn) van Zomeren, Social Psychology
• L.C. (Luzia) Heu, MSc Social Psychology
• A.L. (Ana) Figueiredo Leal, Social Psychology
• dr. L. (Liga) Klavina, Social Psychology

University of Groningen, outside of Behavioural and Socials Sciences

• F.L. (Frederik) Wermser (Business School)

Partners outside of the University of Groningen

• Eric Shuman (IDC Herzliya), Greg Boese (Simon Fraser University)

Education

Courses connected to this project

• Master/ReMa: Cultural Psychology

Selection of BA and MA student projects

• anything about relationality and cultural embeddedness

Results

Publications

• Van Zomeren, M. (2016). From self to social relationships: An essentially relational perspective on human motivation. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
• Van Zomeren, M. & Dovidio, J. F. (Eds., forthcoming). The Oxford Handbook of Human Essence. Forthcoming at Oxford University Press.
• Van Zomeren, M., Susilani, N., & Berend, S. (2016). A Relational Basis for Coping with Low Group Status: Explaining a Null Relationship between Group Identification and Collective Action among Indonesian Ethnic Minority Group Members. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 4

Successful grant proposals and other achievements

• Upcoming special issue: Van Zomeren, M. & Louis, W. (2017). Culture and collective action. Special Issue of Group Processes and Intergroup Relations.

University's focus areas

• Healthy Ageing
• Sustainable Society