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Intergroup Leadership
Oxford University Press eBooks · 2026 · senior author
Group Processes
2025 · first author
One of Us: Autocratic Leadership Undermines Leader Support Less When Leader and Follower Are Politically Aligned
Journal of Applied Social Psychology · 2025
58 publications.
Intergroup Leadership
Michael A. Hogg, David E. Rast
One of Us: Autocratic Leadership Undermines Leader Support Less When Leader and Follower Are Politically Aligned
Kathryn M. Kincaid, C. Angela, David E. Rast, Amber M. Gaffney
That's my autocrat: Self‐uncertainty elevates support for autocratic leadership during Canada's Freedom Convoy
Kathryn M. Kincaid, C. Angela, David E. Rast, Michael A. Hogg
Incumbency and self-uncertainty: when prototypical leaders lose their advantage
Yunzhu Ouyang, Kathryn M. Kincaid, David E. Rast, Amber M. Gaffney, Michael A. Hogg
Self-uncertainty and conservatism during the COVID-19 pandemic predict perceived threat and engagement in risky social behaviors
Lily Syfers, Alexandria Jaurique, Benjamin J. Anjewierden, Sara Emily Burke, Justin D. Hackett, David E. Rast, Amber M. Gaffney
This will not change us: Leader's use of continuity rhetoric to promote collective change
Lily Syfers, David E. Rast, Amber M. Gaffney
Our group is worth the fight: Group cohesion is embedded in willingness to fight or die for relatively deprived political groups during national elections.
Lily Syfers, Zoe Royer, Benjamin Anjierwerden, David E. Rast, Amber M. Gaffney
Reconciling identity leadership and leader identity: A dual-identity framework
S. Alexander Haslam, Amber M. Gaffney, Michael A. Hogg, David E. Rast, Niklas K. Steffens
Intergroup Leadership: The Challenge of Successfully Leading Fractured Groups and Societies
Michael A. Hogg, David E. Rast
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