Prof. Dr. Immo Fritsche

Prof. Dr. Immo Fritsche

Professor

Sozialpsychologie
Städtisches Kaufhaus
Neumarkt 9, Room 2054
04109 Leipzig

Phone: +49 341 97-35964

Prof. Dr. Immo Fritsche

Prof. Dr. Immo Fritsche

Dean of Studies

Faculty of Life Sciences
Institutsgebäude
Talstraße 33
04103 Leipzig

Abstract

Immo Fritsche is a Professor of Social Psychology at Leipzig University (since 2011). In his research he focuses on basic processes of collective cognition and action ("social identity") and the role of basic psychological motives, such as the need for control, for explaining human social behavior. Also, he applies these processes to explaining and addressing societal challenges. At the center of this are the social psychology of the environmental crisis and research on conflicts between groups (e.g., polarization, radicalization), political attitudes, and collective action.


Link to publication list:

https://www.lw.uni-leipzig.de/fileadmin/Fakult%C3%A4t_LeWi/Psychologie/Sozialpsychologie/Publikationen_Immo_neu.pdf

Professional career

  • since 10/2011
    Professor of Social Psychology at the Universität Leipzig
  • 04/2008 - 09/2009
    Temporary Chair of Social Psychology, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
  • 02/2003 - 09/2011
    Assistant Professor at the Social Psychology Group at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
  • 01/1999 - 01/2003
    Reserach Associate at the Department of Social and Personality Psychology at Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
  • 10/1994 - 12/1998
    Research student at the Department of Social Psychology, Universität Potsdam

Education

  • 02/2003 - 05/2009
    Habilitation in Psychology, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
  • 01/1999 - 06/2002
    PhD in Social and Environmental Psychology, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
  • 10/1992 - 09/1998
    Diploma in Psychology, Universität Potsdam

Immo Fritsche investigates basic processes of collective cognition and action ("social identity") and basic psychological motives (e.g., control). Also, he applies these processes to explaining and addressing societal challenges. At the center are the social psychology of the environmental crisis and research on conflicts between groups (e.g., polarization, radicalization), political attitudes, and collective action.

 

Central Publications

Fritsche, I. (2022). Agency through the we: Group-based control theory. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 31, 194-201.

Fritsche, I. & Masson, T. (2021). Collective climate action: When do people turn into collective environmental agents? Current Opinion in Psychology, 42, 114-119.

Fritsche, I., Barth, M., Jugert, P., Masson, T., & Reese, G. (2018). A social identity model of pro-environmental action (SIMPEA). Psychological Review, 125, 245-269.

Fritsche, I., Jonas, E., & Kessler, T. (2011). Collective reactions to threat: Implications for intergroup conflict and solving societal crises. Social Issues and Policy Review, 5, 101-136.

Fritsche, I., Jonas, E., & Fankhänel, T. (2008). The role of control motivation in mortality salience effects on ingroup support and defense. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95, 524-541.rch methods.


All publications:

https://www.lw.uni-leipzig.de/fileadmin/Fakult%C3%A4t_LeWi/Psychologie/Sozialpsychologie/Publikationen_Immo_neu.pdf

  • EC2 - Energy Citizenship and Energy Communities
    Fritsche, Immo
    Duration: 05/2021 – 04/2024
    Funded by: EU Europäische Union
    Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Sozialpsychologie
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  • Radical Islam vs. Radial Anti-Islam (RIRA)
    Fritsche, Immo
    Duration: 09/2020 – 08/2024
    Funded by: BMBF Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
    Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Sozialpsychologie
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  • Radikaler Islam versus radikaler Anti-Islam Gesellschaftliche Polarisierung und wahrgenommene Bedrohungen als Triebfaktoren von Radikalisierungs- und Co-Radikalisierungsprozessen bei Jugendlichen und Post-Adoleszenten
    Decker, Oliver
    Duration: 09/2020 – 08/2024
    Funded by: BMBF Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
    Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Leipzig Research Centre Global Dynamics (ReCentGlobe)
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  • Perceived Collective Capacity to Act as a Driving Force for Populist Movements in Times of Threat?
    Fritsche, Immo
    Duration: 06/2020 – 05/2024
    Funded by: BMBF Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
    Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Leipzig Research Centre Global Dynamics (ReCentGlobe)
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  • Collective Spirit or False Consciousness under Conditions of Economic Threat?
    Fritsche, Immo
    Duration: 03/2020 – 03/2023
    Funded by: DFG Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
    Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Sozialpsychologie
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more projects

  • Fritsche, I.
    Agency Through the We: Group-Based Control Theory
    Current Directions in Psychological Science. 2022. 31 (2). pp. 194–201.
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  • Fritsche, I.; Barth, M.; Jugert, P.; Masson, T.; Reese, G.
    A Social Identity Model of Pro-Environmental Action (SIMPEA)
    Psychological Review. 2018. 125 (2). pp. 245–269.
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  • Fritsche, I.; Moya, M.; Bukowski, M.; Jugert, P.; de Lemus, S.; Decker, O.; Valor-Segura, I.; Navarro-Carrillo, G.
    The Great Recession and Group-Based Control: Converting Personal Helplessness into Social Class In-Group Trust and Collective Action
    Journal of Social Issues. 2017. 73 (1). pp. 117–137.
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  • Stollberg, J.; Fritsche, I.; Jonas, E.
    The groupy shift: Conformity to liberal ingroup norms as a group-based response to threatened personal control
    Social Cognition. 2017. pp. 374–394.
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  • Fritsche, I.; Jonas, E.; Ablasser, C.; Beyer, M.; Kuban, J.; Manger, A.-M.; Schultz, M.
    The Power Of We
    Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 2013. pp. 19–32.
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more publications

Research fields

Social psychology

Specializations

  • kollektives Denken/Handeln und soziale Identität
  • Vorurteile, Diskriminierung, Konflikte zwischen Gruppen
  • kollektive Reaktionen auf Bedrohung
  • Psychologie von Umweltkrise und Umweltschutz

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