From March 2-7, the "Psychological Studies of Public Processes" research group at YSU's Faculty of Philosophy and Psychology hosted social-political psychologist Arin Ayanyan, Professor at the Center for Conflict and Violence Studies at Bielefeld University (Germany). She also serves as the international co-director of the research grant project "Belonging, Power to Influence, and Civic Action: The Understanding of Citizenship in Post-Revolutionary and (Post)War Armenia from a Socio-Psychological Perspective," conducted within the framework of the "Remote Laboratories Establishment-2023" program.
During the working visit, Professor Ayanyan held several meetings with the research group to discuss the ongoing work within the framework of the project and the prospects for expanding its scope.
As part of the visit, Arin Ayanyan also delivered a lecture on the socio-psychological processes underlying participation in peaceful civil protests at the individual (micro) level in repressive, non-democratic contexts, focusing on how pressure shapes these processes. She presented the findings of research based on quantitative and qualitative data collected from Egypt, Russia, Ukraine, Hong Kong, and Turkey.
The speaker also addressed potential directions for deepening the understanding of collective action in contexts characterized by uncertainty and instability.
Among the attendees at the lecture were students, as well as researchers in psychology, sociology, political science, and related fields.
