Gordon Sammut is Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Malta. He is former editor of Papers on Social Representations and Associate Editor of Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology. His previous publications include The Psychology of Social Influence (Cambridge, 2020) and The Cambridge Handbook of Social Representations (2015).

'Sammut offers a compelling analysis of the psychological structures shaping movement, integration and exclusion. Bridging theory and real-world implications, this empirically grounded framework promotes mutual understanding in an era of division – essential reading for scholars, policymakers and anyone invested in the future of multicultural societies.' Kevin R. Carriere, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Stonehill College

• List of Figures; List of Tables; 1. In Search of the Promised Land; 2. The Social Contract; 3. Social Cognition; 4. Social Identity; 5. The Public Sphere; 6. Multiculturalism and Competing Policies; 7. The Populist Backlash; 8. Democracy: The Impossible Dream; 9. Building a Bridge over Babylon: Patching up Discord; 10. Ethics-Politics Morals: What's Good for the Goose is not Good for the Gander; 11. The Dark Side of Politics: Who Dares Wins; References; Appendix; Index.

Gordon Sammut is Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Malta. He is former editor of Papers on Social Representations and Associate Editor of Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology. His previous publications include The Psychology of Social Influence (Cambridge, 2020) and The Cambridge Handbook of Social Representations (2015).

'Sammut offers a compelling analysis of the psychological structures shaping movement, integration and exclusion. Bridging theory and real-world implications, this empirically grounded framework promotes mutual understanding in an era of division – essential reading for scholars, policymakers and anyone invested in the future of multicultural societies.' Kevin R. Carriere, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Stonehill College

• List of Figures; List of Tables; 1. In Search of the Promised Land; 2. The Social Contract; 3. Social Cognition; 4. Social Identity; 5. The Public Sphere; 6. Multiculturalism and Competing Policies; 7. The Populist Backlash; 8. Democracy: The Impossible Dream; 9. Building a Bridge over Babylon: Patching up Discord; 10. Ethics-Politics Morals: What's Good for the Goose is not Good for the Gander; 11. The Dark Side of Politics: Who Dares Wins; References; Appendix; Index.