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Biography
Ana-Maria Bliuc is a social and political psychologist who joined Psychology at the University of Dundee in 2019. She has a PhD in Psychology from the Australian National University, and prior to her current appointment she held academic positions in Australia at Western Sydney University (2016-2019), Monash University (2012-2016), and the University of Sydney (2006-2012).
Research
Her research examines how people’s social identities influence their behaviour in a range of contexts including health, environmental (climate change), and socio-political (collective action and social change). More recently, she has focused on research on online communities looking at how collective identities and behaviours are shaped through online interactions. This research has been conducted in online political communities (mostly far-right and white supremacist) and online health communities (recovery from addiction).
Teaching
Current Topics in Social and Political Psychology - 4th year module (Semester1, 2020)
Expertise related to UN SDGs
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University
PGCert THE, University of Sydney
Keywords
- BF Psychology
- social identity
- collective action
- social change
- online communities
- intergroup conflict
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Projects
- 1 Active
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The Role of Far-right Narratives in Mobilising Support For Political Violence (with University of Oslo)
1/05/20 → 31/01/22
Project: Research
Research output
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Collective identity changes in far-right online communities: The role of offline intergroup conflict
Bliuc, A-M., Betts, J., Vergani, M., Iqbal, M. & Dunn, K., 1 Aug 2019, In: New Media and Society. 21, 8, p. 1770-1786 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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United in Diversity, Divided in Adversity? Support for Right-Wing Eurosceptic Parties in the Face of Threat Differs Across Nations
Vergani, M., Bliuc, A-M., Stuart, A., Badea, C., Muntele, D. & McGarty, C., 14 Aug 2019, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 10, p. 1-12 12 p., 1880.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Online networks of racial hate: A systematic review of 10 years of research on cyber-racism
Bliuc, A-M., Faulkner, N., Jakubowicz, A. & McGarty, C., Oct 2018, In: Computers in Human Behavior. 87, p. 75-86 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Language of New Terrorism: Differences in Psychological Dimensions of Communication in Dabiq and Inspire
Vergani, M. & Bliuc, A-M., 1 Oct 2018, In: Journal of Language and Social Psychology. 37, 5, p. 523-540 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Breaking down the language of racism: a computerised linguistic analysis of racist groups’ self-defining online statements
Faulkner, N. & Bliuc, A-M., 10 Dec 2018, In: Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy. 18, 1, p. 307-322 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Press / Media
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This is how racism is being spread across the internet
18/02/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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New research suggests climate ‘skeptics’ and believers really, really don’t like each other
2/02/15 → 5/02/15
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research