About

The Centre for Behavioural Experimental Action and Research (C-BEAR) is a collegial, interdisciplinary group of experts who use behavioural science and experimental methods to understand and address societal challenges. We integrate specialist knowledge in economics, politics, psychology, sociology, and management science to develop innovative and cutting-edge research. We employ an array of experimental methods, including laboratory, online, field, and natural experiments, as well as mathematical modelling and statistical analysis. C-BEAR is a hub that supports researchers and PhD students to develop research projects with social impact, and it helps industry and policymakers to achieve their goals by providing convincing evidence.

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People, projects and publications

People

Dr Rikki Dean

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Democratic systems theory
  • Democratic innovations
  • Political process preferences

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Professor Robert Johns

Professor of Politics

Research interests

  • Public opinion
  • British and especially Scottish elections
  • Political psychology

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Serena Celeste Romanelli

Research interests

  • Online misogynistic extremism
  • Public perceptions of involuntary celibates (incels)
  • Group morality and moral injury
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Miss Sienna Everett

Research interests

  • Environmental politics
  • Voting behaviour
  • Parenthood and gender effects
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Dr Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • experimental methods
  • political sociology
  • LGBTQ+ politics

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Professor Tereza Capelos

Professor

Research interests

  • Grievance Politics and Resentful Emotionality
  • Emotions and Democratic Politics
  • Reactionism, Radicalism and Political Orientations

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Dr Thomas Gall

Associate Professor

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Dr Vanessa Cheng-Matsuno

Lecturer in Public Policy/Administration

Research interests

  • Experiments
  • Political Economy
  • Political Behaviour

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Dr Verena Klein

Principal Research Fellow

Research interests

  • Sexuality
  • Intergroup relations (with special interest in gender)
  • Power

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Professor Will Jennings

Associate Dean-Research

Research interests

  • Public policy
  • Public opinion
  • Polling

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Konstantinos Katsikopoulos
Professor of Behavioural Science
I am interested in the underlying processes that lead to observed human behaviour. How to discover these processes experimentally leads to a fascinating set of questions.
Joao V. Ferreira
Associate Professor
I combine theoretical and experimental methods to study topics around taxation, voting behaviour, collective deliberation, and freedom of choice.

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