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Understanding peace and conflict through social identity theory : contemporary global perspectives / Shelley McKeown, Reeshma Haji, Neil Ferguson, editors.

McKeown, Shelley, editor, author.; Haji, Reeshma, editor, author.; Ferguson, Neil, 1970- editor, author.
2016
HM753
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Title
Understanding peace and conflict through social identity theory : contemporary global perspectives / Shelley McKeown, Reeshma Haji, Neil Ferguson, editors.
ISBN
9783319298696 (electronic book)
3319298690 (electronic book)
9783319298672
3319298674
Published
[Cham] Switzerland : Springer, [2016]
Copyright
©2016
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (387 pages)
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HM753
Dewey Decimal Classification
150
Summary
"This volume brings together perspectives on social identity and peace psychology to explore the role that categorization plays in both conflict and peace-building. To do so, it draws leading scholars from across the world in a comprehensive exploration of social identity theory and its application to some of the world's most pressing problems, such as intrastate conflict, uprising in the middle east, the refugee crisis, global warming, racism and peace building. A crucial theme of the volume is that social identity theory affects all of us, no matter whether we are currently in a state of conflict or one further along in the peace process. The volume is organized into two sections. Section 1 focuses on the development of social identity theory. Grounded in the pioneering work of Dr. Henri Tajfel, section 1 provides the reader with a historical background of the theory, as well as its current developments. Then, section 2 brings together a series of country case studies focusing on issues of identity across five continents. This section enables cross-cultural comparisons in terms of methodology and findings, and encourages the reader to identify general applications of identity to the understanding of peace as well as applications that may be more relevant in specific contexts. Taken together, these two sections provide a contemporary and diverse account of the state of social identity research in conflict situations and peace psychology today. It is evident that any account of peace requires an intricate understanding of identity both as a cause and consequence of conflict, as well as a potential resource to be harnessed in the promotion and maintenance of peace. Understanding Peace and Conflict Through Social Identity Theory: Contemporary Global Perspectives aims to help achieve such an understanding and as such is a valuable resource to those studying peace and conflict, psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, public policy makers, and all those interested in the ways in which social identity impacts our world"--Provided by publisher.
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McKeown, Shelley, editor, author.
Haji, Reeshma, editor, author.
Ferguson, Neil, 1970- editor, author.
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Peace psychology book series.
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Introduction
1. Social Identity Theory
2. Towards a Clearer Understanding of Social Identity Theory's Self-Esteem Hypothesis
3. Between the Lines of Us and Them: Identity Threat, Anxious Uncertainty, and Reactive In-Group Affirmation: How Can Antisocial Outcomes be Prevented?
4. Identity and Acculturation Processes in Multicultural Societies
5. Tyranny and Leadership
6. Crowd Behaviour and Collective Action
7. Reintegration of Child Soldiers: The Role of Social Identity in the Recruitment and Reintegration of Child Soldiers
8. Symbolic Reminders of Identity
9. Identity and Psychological Health
10. Global Climate Change: A Social Identity Perspective on Informational and Structural Interventions
11. Social Identity Theory as a Theory of Change: The Case of South Africa
12. Social Identity and Conflict in Northern Uganda
13. Representations of Social Identities in Rwanda
14. Social Identity Theory and Intergroup Conflict in Northern Ireland
15. Social Identity in a Divided Cyprus
16. Building National Identity in Newborn Kosovo: Challenges of Integrating National Identity with Ethnic Identity Among Kosovar Albanians and Kosovar Serbs
17. Canada, a Fertile Ground for Intergroup Relations and Social Identity Theory
18. Social Identities and Conflict in Chile: The Role of Historical and Political Processes
19. Identity, Contact, and Health Among Majority and Minority Ethnic Groups in Mexico and Chile
20. Social Identity and Peace in the Modern Middle East: Insights from the United Arab Emirates
21. Collective and Social Identities in Philippine Peacebuilding: Does a Superordinate Bangsamoro Social Identity Mediate the Effects of Collective Ethnic Identity?
22. "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi": Situating and Understanding Social Identities in Australia
23. Conclusion: The Next Voyage.

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