Strongmen and the Othering of Migrants: Power and Meritocracy in Societies in Crisis
Chair(s): Sharon Coen (University of Salford, United Kingdom)
Presenter(s): Polli Hagenaars (C5, private practice), Mary Beth Kenkel (Florida Institute of Technology), Ling Ling Tai (CIS- iscte), Josephine Tan (not present) (Lakehead University), Elaine Oloaye (not present) (Brookdale Community College), Ibeh Agbanyim (not present) (Grand Canyon University), Elaine Congress (not present) (Fordham University), Stephanie Szeto (not present) (St. Francis University), Sijohn Joseph (not present) (Chaithanya Psychotherapy Center)
In light of discussions held in the Psychology and Democracy interest group at ICP, this roundtable aims to unravel the nexus between the perception of migrants and refugees and psychological processes of attribution of power and authority, populism, and meritocracy.