Cigdem V. Sirin is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Texas at El Paso. Her research interests center on examining the microfoundations of interstate and intrastate conflict processes and outcomes.

1. The Puzzle: Empathy for Outgroups amid Existential Threats and Ingroup Interests; 2. Group Empathy Theory; 3. Measuring Group Empathy: The Group Empathy Index; 4. An Origin Story: Socializing Group Empathy via Life Experiences; 5. Group Empathy and Homeland Security: The Case of Flying While Arab; 6. Group Empathy and the Politics of Immigration; 7. Group Empathy and Foreign Policy; 8. Group Empathy in the Trump Era; 9. Group Empathy, Brexit, and Public Opinion in the UK; 10. Cultivating Group Empathy and Challenging Ethno-Nationalist Politics.