Intergroup relations

This article provides a succinct description of the most significant socio-psychological research and theoretical breakthroughs in the area of intergroup relations. The first section focuses on contemporary socio-cognitive theories that highlight the role played by social categorization in intergroup relations since these theories and their links with motivation and emotion massively inspire current research in this domain. The subsequent section focuses on the perspectives on intergroup relations that have emerged in the past two decades and that have reinvigorated the study of collective beliefs, ideologies, and social norms as important organizers of group behavior, specifically through the legitimation of biased intergroup attitudes.