Welcome to the SISAW homepage!

This is the home of the Social Identity and Social Action in Wales (SISAW) research group, based at the School of Psychology, Cardiff University.

As part of the E.S.R.C.’s Identities and Social Action research programme, we investigate the social psychology of national identity in Wales.

We focus on the different ways in which national identity can be defined in Wales, and what types of (political) action these different definitions might lead to. Of particular interest is how different definitions of national identity produce group-based emotions (e.g., anger; pride; happiness), and how these emotions in turn help to explain support for different courses of action. We also examine how group-based emotions can themselves affect national and other identities.

For more information on our research, please use the links at the side of the page to explore the aims, methods and outcomes of our research. If you have any comments or queries about our research, please contact Dr. Andrew Livingstone (LivingstoneAG@cardiff.ac.uk) by email, or at the address below.

Dr. Andrew Livingstone
SISAW research group
Cardiff University
School of Psychology
Tower Building
Park Place
Cardiff
CF10 3AT
U.K.