Dr Herb Blumberg
Staff details
Herb has been: twice a Visiting Scholar, Harvard University; Visiting Professor, Haverford College. He is: Bibliographer and Review Editor for Peace and Conflict, journal of the Peace Psychology Division of the American Psychological Association; Council member of the Conflict Research Society; and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, and the Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict and Violence.
Academic qualifications
- BA, Haverford College 1963
- PhD, Johns Hopkins University 1967
Research interests
Herb has authored or co-authored over 50 articles in social psychology and research methods and co-authored/co-edited several books on non-violent conflict resolution (relating largely to peace and to civil rights) and on small groups.
His earlier articles - for example, "On being liked more than you like", published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology - focused on social cognition. His interests gradually shifted to various topics in group dynamics and then to a combined focus on cognitive facets of social interaction. Selection of specific interest:
- Peace research
- Social research methods
- Attitudes related to social issues
- Climate change and related matters
- Equality and human rights
- Social cognition
- Small groups
Publications and research outputs
Book
Blumberg, Herbert H.; Hare, Paul A.; Kent, Valerie M. and Davies, Martin F.. 2009. Small Group Research: Basic Issues. Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Wien: Peter Lang. ISBN 978-3-03910-517-5
Book Section
Blumberg, Herbert H.. 2009. Mindfulness. In: D. J. Christie and C. Montiel, eds. Encyclopedia of peace psychology. Wiley-Blackwell.
Article
Bagci, Sabahat C.; Kumashiro, Madoka; Rutland, Adam; Smith, Peter K. and Blumberg, Herbert H.. 2017. Cross-ethnic friendships, psychological well-being, and academic outcomes: Study of South Asian and White children in the UK. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 14, pp. 190-205. ISSN 1740-5629
Blumberg, Herbert H.; Zeligman, Ruth; Appel, Liat and Tibon-Czopp, Shira. 2017. Personality dimensions and attitudes towards peace and war. Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, 9(1), pp. 13-23. ISSN 1759-6599
Bagci, Sabahat C.; Rutland, Adam; Kumashiro, Madoka; Smith, Peter K. and Blumberg, Herbert H.. 2014. Are minority status children's cross-ethnic friendships beneficial in a multiethnic context? British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 32(1), pp. 107-115. ISSN 0261510X
Conference or Workshop Item
Blumberg, Herbert H.. 2018. 'An ultra‑brief introduction to peace psychology and current developments'. In: UNSPECIFIED. UNDEFINED.
Other
Blumberg, Herbert H.; Zeligman, Ruth; Appel, Liat and Shira, Tibon-Czopp. 2017. Tables to accompany "Personality dimensions and attitudes towards peace and war" Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research. Emerald Group Publishing, Bingley.
Blumberg, Herbert H.. 2013. Psychology and Conservation Conflicts: Classified Bibliography of Special Topics. (not applicable).
Further profile content
Featured publications
2006:
Peace Psychology: A comprehensive introduction. Cambridge University Press.
Cambridge University Press. Authors: Blumberg, Herbert H.; Hare, A. Paul; & Costin, Anna.
2017:
Personality dimensions and attitudes towards peace and war.
Blumberg, Herbert H.; Zeligman, Ruth; Appel, Liat; & Tibon-Czopp, Shira. Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, 9, 13-2
2014:
Cross-ethnic friendships: Are they really rare? Evidence from secondary schools around London.
Bagci, Sabahat C.; Kumahiro, Madoka; Smith, Peter K.; Blumberg, Herbert; & Rutland, Adam. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 41, 125-137.
2012:
Mindfulness
Blumberg, Herbert H. In D. Christie (Ed.), Encyclopedia of peace psychology (Vol. 2, pp. 644-648). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell.
2012:
Small group research: Implications for peace psychology and conflict resolution. Blumberg, H. H.; Kent, M. Valerie; Hare, A. Paul; & Davies, Martin F.
New York & London: Springer. Authors: Blumberg, Herbert H.; Kent, M. Valerie; Hare, A. Paul; & Davies, Martin F.
Conferences and talks
2019:
Contextual and developmental perspectives on peace and war attitudes.
Blumberg, Herbert H.; Zeligman, Ruth; Appel, Liat; & Tibon-Czopp, Shira. (2019, September). Presented at: Conflict Research Society, University of Sussex
2013:
Conservation conflicts and their resolution
Blumberg, Herbert H. Presented at 13th International Symposium on the Contributions of Psychology to Peace, International Islamic University
2006:
Developments in research on psychological aspects of conflict resolution and peace.
Blumberg, Herbert H. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Peace Research Association, Calgary, Canada
2004:
Productivity and creativity by individuals and groups
Hare, A. Paul; & Blumberg, Herbert H. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco.
2001:
Yes, Positivity and negativity do exist in the English Language
Yuan, Hai-Hai; Stone, Phil; Clifton, Donald O.; & Blumberg, Herbert H. Paper presented at the 3rd Positive Psychology
1986:
Attitude formation and international conflict: An attempt to apply McGuire's attitude review to work summarized by Deutsch and others.
Blumberg, Herbert H. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, Amsterdam. [Also revised as a 1990 article]
1984:
Communication of impressions about others and self.
Blumberg, Herbert H. Paper presented at the International Conference on Personal Relationships, Madison, WI, USA.
1966:
Accuracy in the perception of interpersonal affect
Blumberg, Herbert H. Presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, New York. [Also revised as a 1969 paper in the Journal of Personality & Social Psychology]
Grants and awards
1993:
[summaries and an organizational framework for studies on ethical and related aspects of achieving peace in today's world]
Niwano Peace Foundation (Japan). To secure summaries and an organizational framework for studies on ethical and related aspects of achieving peace in today's world and to prepare publications
1969:
Nonviolent conflict resolution
A. Paul Hare, principal investigator. Institute of Mental Health, Grant No. 5 R01 MH17421 SP, $400,000. 1969-72.
