Social Identity, Intergroup Conflict, and Conflict Reduction

by Richard D. Ashmore (Editor), Lee Jussim (Editor), David Wilder (Editor)

Overview

How are group-based identities related to intergroup conflict? When and how do ethnic, religious, and national identities lead to oppression, violence, rebellion, war, mass murder, and genocide? How do intergroup conflicts change people's identities? How might social identity be harnessed in the service of reducing conflict between groups? The chapters in this book present a sophisticated and detailed interdisciplinary analysis of the most fundamental issues in understanding identity and conflict.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195137422
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	08/09/2001
Series:	Rutgers Series on Self and Social Identity , #3
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 6.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Rutgers University

Table of Contents

Part I. The Contribution of Individuals' Identities and the Collective Identities of Social Groups to Intergroup Conflict1. Introduction: Social Identity and Intergroup Conflict, Lee Jussim, Richard Ashmore, and David Wilder2. Ingroup Identification and Intergroup Conflict: When Does Ingroup Love Become Outgroup Hate?, Marilynn B. Brewer3. Ethnic Identity, National Identity, and Intergroup Conflict: The Significance of Personal Experiences, Thomas Hylland EriksenPart II. The Contribution of Ethnic and National Identities to Political Conflict in the United States4. The Meaning of American National Identity: Patterns of Ethnic Conflict and Consensus, Jack Citrin, Cara Wong, and Brian Duff5. Communal and National Identity in a Multiethnic State: A Comparison of Three Perspectives, Jack Sidanius and John R. PetrocikPart III. The Contribution of Social Identity to Violent Intergroup Conflict6. Social and Role Identities and Political Violence: Identity as a Window on Violence in Northern Ireland, Robert White7. Individual and Group Identities in Genocide and Mass Killing, Ervin StaubPart IV. The Role of Social Identity in Reducing Intergroup Conflict8. The Role of National Identity in Conflict Resolution: Experiences From the Israeli-Palestinian Problem-Solving Workshops, Herbert C. Kelman9. Toward a Social Identity Framework for Intergroup Conflict, Richard D. Ashmore, Lee Jussim, David Wilder, and Jessica HeppenIndex of SubjectsIndex of Names