Understanding Peace and Conflict Through Social Identity Theory: Contemporary Global Perspectives (Peace Psychology Book Series)

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. Front Matter....Pages i-xx Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Social Identity Theory....Pages 3-17 Towards a Clearer Understanding of Social Identity Theory’s Self-Esteem Hypothesis....Pages 19-32 Between the Lines of Us and Them: Identity Threat, Anxious Uncertainty, and Reactive In-Group Affirmation: How Can Antisocial Outcomes be Prevented?....Pages 33-53 Identity and Acculturation Processes in Multicultural Societies....Pages 55-69 Tyranny and Leadership....Pages 71-87 Crowd Behaviour and Collective Action....Pages 89-104 Reintegration of Child Soldiers: The Role of Social Identity in the Recruitment and Reintegration of Child Soldiers....Pages 105-120 Symbolic Reminders of Identity....Pages 121-134 Identity and Psychological Health....Pages 135-144 Global Climate Change: A Social Identity Perspective on Informational and Structural Interventions....Pages 145-164 Front Matter....Pages 165-165 Social Identity Theory as a Theory of Change: The Case of South Africa....Pages 167-184 Social Identity and Conflict in Northern Uganda....Pages 185-198 Representations of Social Identities in Rwanda....Pages 199-213 Social Identity Theory and Intergroup Conflict in Northern Ireland....Pages 215-227 Social Identity in a Divided Cyprus....Pages 229-244 Building National Identity in Newborn Kosovo: Challenges of Integrating National Identity with Ethnic Identity Among Kosovar Albanians and Kosovar Serbs....Pages 245-260 Canada, a Fertile Ground for Intergroup Relations and Social Identity Theory....Pages 261-276 Social Identities and Conflict in Chile: The Role of Historical and Political Processes....Pages 277-294 Identity, Contact, and Health Among Majority and Minority Ethnic Groups in Mexico and Chile....Pages 295-315 Social Identity and Peace in the Modern Middle East: Insights from the United Arab Emirates....Pages 317-331 Front Matter....Pages 165-165 Collective and Social Identities in Philippine Peacebuilding: Does a Superordinate Bangsamoro Social Identity Mediate the Effects of Collective Ethnic Identity?....Pages 333-347 “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi”: Situating and Understanding Social Identities in Australia....Pages 349-366 Conclusion: The Next Voyage....Pages 367-373 Erratum to: Social Identity and Conflict in Northern Uganda....Pages E1-E1 Back Matter....Pages 375-387 "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 "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"--Back cover