Social Psychology of Intergroup Reconciliation : From Violent Conflict to Peaceful Co-Existence

The volume begins with an overview by Herbert Kelman discussing reconciliation as distinct from related processes of conflict settlement and conflict resolution. Following that, the first section of the volume focuses on intergroup reconciliation as consisting of moving beyond feelings of guilt and victimization (i.e., socio-emotional reconciliation). These processes include acceptance of responsibility for past wrongdoings and being forgiven in return. Such processes must occur on the background of restoring and maintaining feelings of esteem and respect for each of the parties. The chapters in the second section focus on processes through which parties learn to co-exist in a conflict free environment and trust each other (i.e., instrumental reconciliation). Such learning results from prolonged contact between adversarial groups under optimal conditions. Chapters in this section highlight the critical role of identity related processes (e.g., common identity) and power equality in this context. The contributions in the third part apply the social-psychological insights discussed previously to an analysis of real world programs to bring reconciliation (e.g., Tutsis and Hutus in Rwanda, Israelis and Palestinians, and African societies plagued by the HIV epidemic and the Western aid donors). In a concluding chapter Morton Deutsch shares his insights on intergroup reconciliation that have accumulated in close to six decades of work on conflict and its resolution. Intergroup Reconciliation : Dimensions And Themes / Arie Nadler, Thomas E. Malloy And Jeffrey D. Fisher -- Intergroup Reconciliation : Its Nature -- Reconciliation From A Social Psychological Perspective / Herbert C. Kelman -- Part B Socio-emotional Reconciliation : Moving Beyond Victimhood, Guilt And Humiliation -- Guilt, Victimhood And Forgiveness -- Instrumental And Socio-emotional Paths To Intergroup Reconciliation And The Need-based Model Of Socio-emotional Reconciliation / Arie Nadler And Nurit Shnabel -- Transforming Trauma In The Aftermath Of Gross Human Rights Abuses : Making Public Spaces Intimate Through The South African Truth And Reconciliation Commission / Pumla Gobodo-madikizela -- Social Categorizaation, Standards Of Justice, And Collective Guilt / Anca M. Miron And Nyla R. Branscombe --^ Prospects For Intergroup Reconciliation : Social Psychological Predictors Of Intergroup Forgiveness And Reparation In Northern Ireland And Chile / Masi Noor, Rubert Brown And Garry Prentice -- Restoring Respect And Esteem -- How Needs Can Motivate Intergroup Reconciliation In The Face Of Intergroup Conflict / Felicia Pratto And Demis E. Glasford -- The Social Psychology Of Respect : Implications For Delegitimization And Reconciliation / Ronnie Janoff-bulman And Amelie Werther -- From Egosystem To Ecosystem In Intergroup Interactions : Implications For Intergroup Reconciliation / Jennifer Crocker, Julie A. Garcia And Noah Nuer -- Instrumental Reconciliation : Contact, Common Identity, And Equality -- Contact And Common Identity -- Stepping Stones To Reconciliation In Northern Ireland : Intergroup Contact, Forgiveness And Trust / Miles Hewstone ... [et Al] --^ Majority And Minority Perspectives In Intergroup Relations : The Role Of Contact, Group Representations, Threat, And Trust In Intergoup Conflict And Reconciliation / John F. Dovidio ... [et Al.] -- A Social Psychological Approach To Post-conflict Reconciliation / Blake M. Riek ... [et Al.] -- Reconciliation, Trust And Cooperation : Using Bottom-up And Top-down Strategies To Achieve Peace In The Israeli-palestinian Conflict / Reuben M. Baron -- Equality And Differential Power -- Diminishing Vertical Distance : Power And Social Status As Barriers To Inter-group Reconciliation / Lasana T. Harris And Susan T. Fiske -- Social Identity, Legitimacy And Intergroup Conflict : The Rocky Road To Reconciliation / Russell Spears -- Intergroup Relations And Reconciliation : Theoretical Analysis And Methodological Implications / Thomas E. Malloy -- Programs To Promote Intergroup Reconciliation -- The Road To Reconciliation / Walter G. Stephan --^ Promoting Reconciliation After Genocide And Mass Killing In Rwanda And Other Post-conflict Settings : Understanding The Roots Of Violence, Healing, Shared History, And General Principles / Ervin Staub -- Between Conflict And Reconciliation : Toward A Theory Of Peaceful Co-existence / Stephen Worchel And Dawna K. Coutant -- Help As A Vehicle To Reconciliation, With Particular Reference To Help For Extreme Health Needs / Jeffrey D. Fisher ... [et Al.] -- Intergroup Reconciliation : An Overall View -- Reconciliation After Destructive Intergroup Conflict / Morton Deutsch. [edited By] Arie Nadler, Thomas E. Malloy And Jeffrey D. Fisher. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This text focuses on the removal of psychological barriers (e.g. a lack of trust, feelings of victimisation, perceived lack of power) as a way to end conflict. The book takes the stance that social psychology is uniquely equipped, both theoretically and methodologically, to deal with this challenge