Research on populism spans disciplines, theoretical frameworks, and methodologies. As interest in the study of populism rises, social psychology scholars strive to understand (social) psychological factors associated with it. The aim of this Special Issue is to highlight the unique yet complementary role of social psychology in understanding - and possibly tackling - populism. The papers comprising this Special Issue offer an in-depth, comprehensive study of the topic, while including theoretical and methodological approaches to move the research in this field forward. Taken together, the papers provide insights of interest to academics, researchers, as well as policy makers and educators.

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揭开民粹主义的社会心理：简短的介绍性说明

民粹主义的研究涉及学科，理论框架和方法论。随着对民粹主义研究的兴起，社会心理学学者努力理解与民粹主义有关的（社会）心理因素。本期特刊的目的是强调社会心理学在理解（甚至可能解决）民粹主义方面的独特而互补的作用。包含本期特刊的论文提供了对该主题的深入，全面的研究，同时包括了使该领域的研究向前发展的理论和方法论方法。总之，这些论文为学者，研究人员以及政策制定者和教育工作者提供了有趣的见解。