The social psychology of identity and Inter-group conflict: from theory to practice

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dc.citation.epage293en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber3en_US
dc.citation.spage273en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber12en_US
dc.contributor.authorCuhadar, E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDayton, B.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-28T12:01:00Z
dc.date.available2015-07-28T12:01:00Z
dc.date.issued2011en_US
dc.departmentDepartment of Political Science and Public Administrationen_US
dc.description.abstractThis paper reviews the seminal theories of social psychology which have guided scholarship on inter-group conflicts and describes how these theories have been used by conflict resolution practitioners to design Track Two diplomacy initiatives among citizens in conflict zones. The authors hope that such a review will provide scholars of conflict resolution and international politics with a better understanding of how complex social theories are adapted for use in the applied world, and how gaps between theory and practice can be identified and addressed. The paper begins with an overview of three of the main theoretical contributions of social psychology to the problem of inter-group conflict: social identity theory, stereotyping and prejudice, and contact theory. We then review how these theories have been applied by conflict resolution specialists in international and ethnic conflicts as they have sought to moderate intergroup hostilities in conflict zones. The paper concludes with an analysis of the gaps between theory and practice, namely: theory of change gap, transfer strategies gap, and unit of analysis gap. Finally, based on the reviewed social psychology research, the article makes policy recommendations about how these gaps between theory and practice can be narrowed. © 2011 International Studies Association.en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1528-3585.2011.00433.xen_US
dc.identifier.issn1528-3577
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/12315
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherOxford University Pressen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1528-3585.2011.00433.xen_US
dc.source.titleInternational Studies Perspectivesen_US
dc.subjectInter-group conflicten_US
dc.subjectSocial identity theoryen_US
dc.subjectHypothesis theoryen_US
dc.subjectTrack two diplomacyen_US
dc.subjectConflict resolutionen_US
dc.subjectTheories of changeen_US
dc.titleThe social psychology of identity and Inter-group conflict: from theory to practiceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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