change lab

From individual choices to social movements, we study how people and groups pursue change

We investigate what drives people to pursue social change and why the same motivations can lead to both peaceful activism and violent extremism. See the Projects section for more.

Commitment to political goals

We treat social and political engagement as a goal-directed process, investigating how people’s perceptions of importance and expectancy of the cause as well as the relations between their goals shape their willingness to act for political causes—even in the face of likely failure.

Choice of peaceful vs. violent means

We investigate why the pursuit of political goals sometimes leads to peaceful activism and other times to violence. We show that experiences threatening personal worth can motivate radicalization, but that ideology and social context determine whether this motivation is expressed constructively or destructively.

the role of social context

We study political engagement as a interdependent process, where perceptions of others’ actions and norms shape motivation to get involved. Our work shows that normative contexts determine whether political actors mobilize or alienate, and how support for extreme actors depends on polarized environments.

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symposium at the 20th congress of the polish social psychological society
During the recent symposium devoted to the dimensions of how politically engaged individuals, actions, and political issues are perceived, participants of the 20th Congress of the Polish Social Psychological Society had the opportunity to listen to three presentations by members of our lab.
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katarzyna jaśko otrzymała nagrodę "wybitne kobiety w nauce"
We are extremely proud to announce that our lab leader, Katarzyna Jaśko, has been awarded the “Outstanding Women in Science” Award on the occasion of the 20th Jubilee Congress of the Polish Social Psychological Society!
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science meets society

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research reports

Explore summaries and reports of our studies. Here we share key findings, data-driven insights, and project outcomes.

media

A collection of interviews, podcasts, and news articles featuring our work.​

open science

Here we share our activities that support collaboration and open knowledge.

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