Clark Richard McCauley (born 1943) is an American social
psychologist who is Research Professor of Psychology and co-director of the
Solomon Asch Center for Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict at
Bryn Mawr College.
McCauley's research interests include the psychology of group identification, group dynamics and intergroup conflict, and the psychological foundations of ethnic conflict and genocide. He is founding editor of the journal Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict: Pathways toward Terrorism and Genocide.
Books
Radicalization to Terrorism: What Everyone Needs to Know. New York: Oxford University Press, 2020 (co-author with Sophia Moskalenko).
The Marvel of Martyrdom: The Power of Self-Sacrifice in a Selfish World. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019 (co-author with Sophia Moskalenko).
Friction: How Conflict Radicalizes Them and Us. New York: Oxford University Press, revised and expanded second edition, 2017 (co-author with Sophia Moskalenko).
Why Not Kill Them All? The Logic and Prevention of Mass Political Murder. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2006 (co-author with
Daniel Chirot).
The Psychology of Ethnic and Cultural Conflict. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2004 (co-editor).
Personality and Person Perception across Cultures. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum, 1999 (co-editor).
Stereotype Accuracy: Toward an Appreciation of Group Differences. Washington, DC: APA Books, 1995 (co-editor).
Terrorism Research and Public Policy. London: Frank Cass, 1991 (editor).
Frontiers of Behavior. NY: Praeger, 1976 (co-editor).