Feiteng Long

Dr. Feiteng Long is a Research Fellow at the School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, affiliated with the Neuropolitics Research Lab. His work focuses on intergroup relations, social change, and economic inequality within Politics and International Relations, supported by an ORCID ID (0000-0002-4057-8945).

He holds a PhD in Social, Economic, and Organisational Psychology from Leiden University and an MSc in Comparative Public Policy from the University of Edinburgh. His research program centers on three interconnected pillars: (1) Norm Messages and Intergroup Relations, investigating how social norms reduce prejudice for migrants and LGBT+ groups; (2) Reactions to Social Change, examining allies' roles and intergroup emotions in collective actions; and (3) Economic Inequality's consequences, studying political and moral outcomes including leader preferences. His current psychophysiological work measures cardiovascular responses (threat vs. challenge states) to societal changes.

Dr. Long's 2025 publications demonstrate methodological diversity across experimental, social media, and field studies, with emerging physiological measures. Key contributions include norm-message interventions in social networks, collective action's role in mitigating polarization, and conspiracy theories' impact on radical actions—particularly regarding political ideology's moderating effects.

Scientific Awards: None mentioned in available sources.

He received the KLI Seedcorn Grant for PhD research on norm messages and intergroup relations. As a Research Fellow, he maintains active collaborations with international scholars (including Z. Ye, G. Liu, and D. Scheepers) within the Neuropolitics Research Lab framework.

Based in room 2.03 at 18 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh, he conducts lab and field research using cardiovascular and skin conductance measurements to explore motivational processes during societal transitions.