Clark Richard McCauley (born 1943) is an American social

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who is Research Professor of Psychology and co-director of the

Solomon Asch Solomon Eliot Asch (September 14, 1907 – February 20, 1996) was a Polish-American Gestalt psychologist and pioneer in social psychology. He created seminal pieces of work in impression formation, prestige suggestion, conformity, and many othe ...

Center for Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict at

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. McCauley received his

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in 1965, his

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degree in psychology from the

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in 1967, and his

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in 1970. He has been a faculty member at

since 1970: assistant professor (1970–1976), associate professor (1976–1986), professor (1986–2016), and research professor (2016-present). He was a member of the Psychosocial Working Group and the American Psychological Association's Task Force on Reaction to Terrorism. He has been a consultant/reviewer for the

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. McCauley's research interests include the psychology of group identification, group dynamics and intergroup conflict, and the psychological foundations of ethnic conflict and genocide. He is founding editor of the journal ''Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict: Pathways toward Terrorism and Genocide''.

Books

*Radicalization to Terrorism: What Everyone Needs to Know. New York: Oxford University Press, 2020 (co-author with Sophia Moskalenko). *The Marvel of Martyrdom: The Power of Self-Sacrifice in a Selfish World. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019 (co-author with Sophia Moskalenko). *Friction: How Conflict Radicalizes Them and Us. New York: Oxford University Press, revised and expanded second edition, 2017 (co-author with Sophia Moskalenko). *Why Not Kill Them All? The Logic and Prevention of Mass Political Murder. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2006 (co-author with

Daniel Chirot Daniel Chirot (born 1942) is an American historian and writer on Russia. He is the Herbert J. Ellison Professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies at the University of Washington. Chirot is also the founder of the journal ''East European Politics an ...

). *The Psychology of Ethnic and Cultural Conflict. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2004 (co-editor). *Personality and Person Perception across Cultures. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum, 1999 (co-editor). *Stereotype Accuracy: Toward an Appreciation of Group Differences. Washington, DC: APA Books, 1995 (co-editor). *Terrorism Research and Public Policy. London: Frank Cass, 1991 (editor). *Frontiers of Behavior. NY: Praeger, 1976 (co-editor).

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