World-renowned social psychologists present some of the key developments in identity process theory, examining identity, social action and social change.

Foreword Kay Deaux; Part I. Introduction: 1. Social psychological debates about identity Rusi Jaspal; 2. Identity process theory: clarifications and elaborations Glynis M. Breakwell; Part II. Methodological Issues in Identity Process Theory Research: 3. Qualitative approaches to research using identity process theory Adrian Coyle and Niamh Murtagh; 4. Quantitative approaches to researching identity processes and motivational principles Vivian L. Vignoles; Part III. Integrating Theoretical Frameworks: 5. On the meaning, validity and importance of the distinction between personal and social identity: a social identity perspective on identity process theory Samuel Pehrson and Stephen Reicher; 6. Identity and social representations Glynis M. Breakwell; 7. Identity processes in culturally diverse societies: how is cultural diversity reflected in the self? Xenia Chryssochoou; 8. Identity integration, psychological coherence and identity threat: linking identity process theory and notions of integration Catherine E. Amiot and Rusi Jaspal; 9. Values and identity process theory: theoretical integration and empirical interactions Anat Bardi, Rusi Jaspal, Ela Polek and Shalom Schwartz; Part IV. Identity Process Theory and Social Change: 10. Toward a social psychology of social change: insights from identity process theory Roxane de la Sablonnière and Esther Usborne; 11. Collective identity and intractable conflict Neta Oren and Daniel Bar-Tal; 12. The role of perceived threat and identity in Islamophobic prejudice Marco Cinnirella; 13. Places, identities and geopolitical change: exploring the strengths and limits of identity process theory John Dixon, Kevin Durrheim and Andrés Di Masso; 14. Old age and its challenges to identity Dario Spini and Daniela Jopp; 15. Religion, identity and mental health Kate Miriam Loewenthal; 16. Identity threat and resistance to change: evidence and implications from transport-related behaviour Niamh Murtagh, Birgitta Gatersleben and David Uzzell; 17. Making sense of risk: the role of social representations and identity Julie Barnett and Konstantina Vasileiou; Next steps: 18. Epilogue Glynis M. Breakwell.