Genetic Social Psychology Lab and UCFS

Research tools for social representations, intergroup relations, and peacebuilding.

Grounded in Genetic Social Psychology, this platform explores how social representations are constructed, contested, and transformed through interaction. It brings together digital tools for examining public understandings of the Cyprus problem, identifying possible common ground, and supporting evidence-informed dialogue across communities.

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Genetic Social Psychology Digital Research Platform

Social Representations How people make sense of conflict, justice, security, and the future.

Intergroup Relations How identities, trust, threat, and contact shape possibilities for coexistence.

Common Ground How divergent positions can be translated into shared principles or bridge formulations.

Evidence for Dialogue How empirical research can support reflection, deliberation, and peacebuilding.

Research collaborations

Collaborating universities and co-authors

A consolidated view of institutional collaborations represented across the publication list and edited book.

Logo	University / institution	Co-author(s)
	University of Cyprus	Constantinos Efthymiou; Maria Avraamidou; Marios Kyriakides; Iosif Kovras; Androulla Eleftheriou; Marina Kyprianou; Giorgos Filippou; Nektarios Vrachimis
	University of Warwick	Neophytos Loizides
	Aalborg University	Brady Wagoner
	University of Copenhagen	Seamus A. Power; Brady Wagoner
	Universite de Neuchatel	Tania Zittoun; Martina Cabra; Hana Hawlina
	Utrecht University	Sanne Akkerman; Anouk Smeekes; Borja Martinovic; Maykel Verkuyten; Nora Storz
	Oslo New University College	Brady Wagoner; Alex Gillespie
	London School of Economics and Political Science	Flora Cornish; Alex Gillespie
	York St John University	Brett Heasman
	The Open University	Kesi Mahendran
	University of Eastern Finland	Antti Rajala
	University of Oulu	Antti Rajala
	University College Cork	Angela Veale
	Frederick University	Christiana Karayianni
	University of Sussex	Ayse K. Uskul; Ozden Melis Ulug; Vivian L. Vignoles; Alexander Kirchner-Hausler; Tahir Beydola
	University of Kent	Neophytos Loizides; Edward Morgan-Jones; Raluca Popp; Alexander Kirchner-Hausler; Ayse K. Uskul
	University of Essex	Laura Sudulich
	Universidad de O'Higgins	Ana Figueiredo
	Queen's University Belfast	Gulseli Baysu; Joanne Hughes
	University of Pittsburgh	Daniela Donno; Omer Zarpli
	University of Lausanne	Judit Kende; Julia Reiter; Eva G. T. Green
	University of Groningen	Kyriaki Fousiani; Maria Ioannou
	Keele University	Huseyin Cakal
	Carleton University	Michael J. A. Wohl; Nima Orazani; Alicia LaPierre
	University of Granada	Rosa Rodriguez-Bailon; Juan Matamoros-Lima
	Iowa State University	Susan E. Cross
	Bielefeld University	Meral Gezici-Yalcin
	American University of Beirut	Charles Harb
	Doha Institute for Graduate Studies	Charles Harb
	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki	Konstantinos Kafetsios
	Palacky University Olomouc	Konstantinos Kafetsios
	University of Crete	Evangelia Kateri
	The British University in Egypt	Rania Miniesy
	Sogang University	Jinkyung Na
	University of Chieti-Pescara	Stefano Pagliaro; Manuel Teresi
	Northeastern University London	Dina Rabie
	Cyprus University of Technology	Nikandros Ioannides
	Institute of Educational Policy, Athens	Pavlina Charalambidou
	William Paterson University	Deniz Yucel
	University of Belgrade	Iris Zezelj
	The Open University of Israel	Sonia Roccas
	Cardiff University	Nicole Tausch
	University of Oxford	Miles Hewstone; Katharina Schmid
	University of Texas at Arlington	Jared B. Kenworthy; Jason R. Popan
	Ulster University	Ed Cairns
	University of Bristol	Shelley McKeown
	Maynooth University	Karen E. Till
	University of British Columbia	Juanita Sundberg
	University of Cambridge	Wendy Pullan
	Penn State University	Lorraine Dowler
	Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Eran Halperin; Oded Adomi Leshem
	University of Adelaide	Djordje Stefanovic
	Saint Mary's University	Djordje Stefanovic
	Autonomous University of Madrid	Mario Carretero
	Sarajevo School of Science and Technology	Sabina Cehajic-Clancy
	Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences	Renata Franc
	Association for Historical Dialogue and Research	Eleni Lytra; Stefania Costache; Chara Makriyianni; Rana Zincir Celal; Meltem Onurkan Samani; Dilek Latif; Hasan Samani

Research Tools

Interactive tools and dashboards

These modules can begin as linked apps and later become part of a shared dashboard with common navigation, data access, and user settings.

Pilot

Common Ground Search Tool / “Habermas Machine”

A pilot tool that helps groups of citizens identify points of convergence, even when they begin from different or opposing positions. Users can express views and the tool attempts to produce a synthetic formulation of possible common ground.

Open tool

AI tool

Cyprus Solution Landscape AI

A documentation tool that allows natural-language questions and synthetic answers based on existing research knowledge about the Cyprus problem: attitudes, fears, hopes, red lines, acceptance of solution forms, and possible zones of agreement.

Open tool

Research app

Cyprus Issue Representations App

A tool focused on the social representations of the Cyprus problem: how people give meaning to the solution, the other community, security, justice, and the future, beyond simple support or rejection of an idea.

Open tool

Prediction tool

Cyprus Conjoint Predictions

An interactive prediction tool for exploring how different combinations of provisions in a possible Cyprus settlement may shape public support.

Open tool

Platform direction

One stable URL, many independent modules.

Public layer

Profile, project descriptions, publications, and links suitable for a UCY directory profile.

Tool layer

Live Streamlit apps, dashboards, and future modules linked from this page.

Private layer

Restricted tools can remain behind their own login, while the public page stays stable.

Projects

Research projects and collaborations

Representative large-N bicommunal surveys on intergroup relations, social representations, contact, trust, threat, and solution preferences in Cyprus.

Based on Table B.1 in *Conflict and Change: Integrating Social and Developmental Psychology*.
Survey year	GC fieldwork	TC fieldwork	Methodology and sample	Research team	Funded by / grant
2007	RAI	KADEM	F2F, multistage stratified sampling. N = 800 GCs, 853 TCs.	Psaltis, C.; Hewstone, M.	Nuffield Foundation New Career Development Fellowship: Intergroup contact between Greek-Cypriots and Turkish-Cypriots.
2010	CYMAR	KADEM	F2F, multistage stratified sampling. Three-wave longitudinal study. First wave N = 1,000 GCs, 1,000 TCs.	Psaltis, C.; Lytra, E.; AHDR; Hewstone, M.	UNDP-ACT EU Civil Society in Action Programme Representations of History and Intergroup Relations in Cyprus.
2015	UCFS	-	CATI random digit calling with post-stratification weights. N = 512 GCs.	Donno, D.; Psaltis, C.	European Studies Center University of Pittsburgh, grant to Donno, D.
2016	UCFS	-	CATI random digit calling. N = 1,605 GCs.	Loizides, N.; Psaltis, C.; Stefanovic, D.; Cakal, H.	ESRC Leverhulme Trust RF-2014-401.
2017	UCFS	PROLOGUE	CATI random digit calling with post-stratification weights. N = 505 GCs, 600 TCs.	Psaltis, C.; Yucel, D.	UCY research funds Grow Civic Programme financed by the European Union.
2017-2018	UCFS	PROLOGUE	F2F, multistage stratified sampling. N = 811 GCs, 801 TCs.	Psaltis, C.; Loizides, N.; Cakal, H.; Stefanovic, D.; Hewstone, M.	A.G. Leventis DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/5RJ3U. The Internally Displaced in Cyprus and Return Intentions: Social Psychological, Sociological and Political Determinants.
2018-2019	UCFS	-	F2F, multistage stratified sampling.	Vryonides, M.; Psaltis, C.; Nicolaou, A.; Georgiou, E.	ESS Round 9 Republic of Cyprus ESS overview
2020	UCFS	LIPA	CATI random digit calling with post-stratification weights. N = 536 GCs, 550 TCs.	Psaltis, C.; Halperin, E.; Leshem, O.; Cakal, H.; Loizides, N.	LSE Hellenic Observatory Youth and Politics in Protracted Conflicts: A comparative approach on hope for a settlement and return of IDPs.
2023	UCFS	LIPA	F2F, multistage stratified sampling. N = 717 GCs, 731 TCs.	Psaltis, C.; Michael, A.; Soros, N.; Nicolaou, A.; Loizides, N.; Kovras, I.; Constantinides, A.; Dagli, I.; Cakal, H.	Internal funding UCY Justification mechanisms of the status quo, perceptions of transitional justice and forms of solving the Cyprus problem: A bicommunal research in the Cypriot context.

Publications

Publications and research outputs

Links to articles, books, reports, and searchable publication resources.

Google Scholar Academia.edu ResearchGate

Books

Papers

Datasets

Datasets and research materials

Open research materials for the project on internally displaced persons in Cyprus and return intentions, including documentation and related outputs.

Open OSF dataset

Internships

Internships in GSP Lab and UCFS

I accept internships to both GSP Lab and UCFS. Please send me an email here cpsaltis@ucy.ac.cy.

cpsaltis@ucy.ac.cy

Media / Videos

TV appearances, teaching material, and documentaries

A dedicated entry point to video material on social psychology, history education, bicommunal relations, and the Cyprus issue.

Channel

YouTube channel

The full video archive, including public talks, media appearances, teaching material, and documentaries.

Open channel

Browse

All videos

Browse the most recent uploaded videos directly inside the channel.

Open videos

Playlists

Use playlists when available to follow organised sequences of teaching, interviews, or documentary material.

Open playlists

TV and Radio Interviews Teaching Material Documentaries about the Cyprus Problem Conference Presentations about Cyprus Issue Bicommunal Relations History Education

Profile / Contact

Academic profiles and contact links

Public profile links for research outputs, academic identity, and institutional contact.

UCY profile Google Scholar ResearchGate Academia.edu ORCID YouTube: TV appearances, teaching material, and Cyprus issue documentaries

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