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I am of three minds.
Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, Vol 28(4), Nov 2022, 569-570; doi:10.1037/pac0000638Reviews the book, Everyday Boundaries, Borders and Postconflict Societies by Renata Summa (2021). The book intends to shift the focus on boundaries from the distant removal of international politics to the everyday level and takes an ethnographic view of the situation in Bosnia. Also important is her discussion of the differences between borders and boundaries, as well as the importance of the everyday for her work. Towards these ends, Summa relies on a combination of her own experiences of life in Sarajevo and Mostar and i...
Source: Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology - October 3, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Completing the transitional justice narrative in Latin America.
Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, Vol 28(4), Nov 2022, 559-560; doi:10.1037/pac0000643Reviews the book, Human Rights Violations in Latin America Reparation and Rehabilitation edited by Elizabeth Lira et al. (2022). This book does not only contribute presenting “clinical, psychosocial, and community interventions [ ...] from Mexico to Chile” but adds to complete the narrative of transitional justice in Latin America. Each chapter immerses the reader in the political structures and social context of different countries, revealing the rare opportunities in which the agency of victims supported by human righ...
Source: Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology - October 3, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Are torture survivors more resilient and develop higher PTG, than nontortured refugees?: The role of will to exist, live, and survive: A replication and extension.
Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, Vol 29(4), Nov 2023, 420-425; doi:10.1037/pac0000639One study found that torture survivors are more resilient and develop higher posttraumatic growth (PTG) than nontortured refugees and suggested that this is due to their higher group identity salience. Will to exist, live, survive, and fight (WTELS-F) is intimately related to identity salience. The present study aims to check the replicability of these earlier counterintuitive findings and if potentially higher WTELS-F in torture survivors explains these differences. Using a sample of 891 internally displaced Syrians (461 w...
Source: Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology - September 29, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The proud boys raging righteously at the U.S. capitol on January 6, 2021: A hate group in action.
Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, Vol 29(4), Nov 2023, 426-436; doi:10.1037/pac0000634Righteous rage constitutes an expression of political power for many hate groups operating currently in the United States, enticing them toward emotionally charged aggression against their adversaries. We offer a case study of one such group—the Proud Boys—in the context of their violent attack of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Rather than a momentary feeling, their righteous rage is a potent force for forming, defining, and organizing their mission to overpower their adversaries. In particular, their righteous ra...
Source: Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology - September 1, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

“Understanding peace as the solution for a country locked in war” high school student narratives about colombia’s peace agreement with the armed group FARC.
This article examines the narratives of high school students in Colombia about the peace process carried out between the Colombian state and the Revolutionary Forces of Colombia known as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—People’s Army (FARC). The study described examined how Colombian students narrate the peace process and what the narratives reveal about incorporating principles of peace education. Participants were 209 students between the ages of 14 and 18 from public mixed educational institutions in Bogota who were asked to construct narratives and answer questionnaires. The study uses a qualitative desig...
Source: Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology - September 1, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Existential concerns, assumptive world, and alienation among Kashmiri youth exposed to collective violence: Do the theoretical models fit target population?
Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, Vol 28(4), Nov 2022, 461-469; doi:10.1037/pac0000635Research with populations exposed to violence and wars have grown in recent years; however, such efforts have tilted more toward trauma-focused psychiatric epidemiology. The present study attempted to investigate the nature of existential concerns, assumptive world, and alienation among Kashmiri youth exposed to collective violence. Participants, from 15 to 24 years old, were first verbally screened for exposure to collective violence and then interviewed in detail. Thematic analysis showed death anxiety, future anxiety, an...
Source: Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology - August 25, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Learning about dialogue and partnership between rival groups during an intractable conflict.
Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, Vol 28(4), Nov 2022, 528-538; doi:10.1037/pac0000627The present study focuses on a minority group of Israeli Arab students who learned about dialogue and partnership between Arab and Jewish communities in a mixed college in Israel. The real-time study of the damaging effects of the intractable conflict suggests a unique model based on three concepts—shallow roots need constant watering, extended contact, and minimizing status differences (SEM)—for intervention in peace education. The first concept reflects the conceptualization of peace education initiatives operating on...
Source: Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology - July 18, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Crisis complicates peacebuilding in postconflict societies: COVID-19 support triggers negative outgroup emotions among individuals with low and high prejudice.
This article discusses what these results imply for theory and practice concerning postconflict intergroup relations. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology)
Source: Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology - July 14, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Promoting peace on behalf of children.
Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, Vol 28(4), Nov 2022, 552-553; doi:10.1037/pac0000623Reviews the book, Children and Peace: From Research to Action edited by Nikola Balvin and Daniel J. Christie (2020). Balvin and Christie divide their book into four different parts. The first part addresses refugee and migrant children, the second deals with children being raised in areas affected by war, the third addresses peace promotion and child welfare, and the final section deals with the importance of children in the continuity and reproduction of humanity. The book clearly fills a wide gap in the literature on peac...
Source: Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology - July 11, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

A veteran mediator’s guide to becoming a reflective practitioner.
Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, Vol 28(4), Nov 2022, 567-568; doi:10.1037/pac0000630Reviews the book, The Guide to Reflective Practice in Conflict Resolution by Michael D. Lang (see record 2019-14386-000). Through poignant quotes and stories, mediator dialogues, and research about reflective practice within various disciplines, The Guide unfolds in a clear and approachable arc. Lang introduces the concept of reflective practice and his “nine attributes of a reflective practitioner,” expounds on the importance of theory and research for practitioners, and concludes by elaborating on concrete reflection ...
Source: Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology - July 4, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Restorative justice in Zimbabwe’s reconciliation process: Some considerations.
This article reflects on restorative justice in Zimbabwe, in terms of its processes, institutions, limitations, and what needs to be restored and how. The desire for restoration by the victims of political violence informed the need for organically developed models of transforming relationships in Zimbabwe. Although restorative justice is unlikely to be achieved in totality, Zimbabwe should make an effort to reach out to both the perpetrators and the victims as one of the tactics of laying the foundations for sustainable peace. It is important to embark on a healing journey from the trauma that the citizens have encountere...
Source: Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology - July 4, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Negotiating with those like me: Similarity salience increases positive attitudes in imagined negotiation with an out-group member.
Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, Vol 28(4), Nov 2022, 521-527; doi:10.1037/pac0000621The popular concept of “finding common ground” suggests that recognizing similarities, as opposed to differences, can lead to positive interactions among group members. This adage is supported by the literature on intergroup contact theory, with research indicating that a key pillar in mitigating intergroup bias is positive and meaningful intergroup contact. Similarity attraction theory suggests similar findings—primarily that individuals are attracted to those similar to themselves, which elicit positive affect in in...
Source: Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology - June 9, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

How can we use memory to grow and not harm?
Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, Vol 28(4), Nov 2022, 557-558; doi:10.1037/pac0000624Reviews the books, Expanding the edges of narrative inquiry by Laura E. Reimer, Katerina Standish, and Chuck Thiessen (2020); Conflict analysis and transformation. An introduction for students, activists and communities by Randy Janzen (2018); and War or peaceful transformation: Multidisciplinary and international perspectives by Marek Celinski and Kathryn M. Gow (2020). In Conflict analysis and transformation, Randy Janzen shares the lessons learned from his experience as a community mediator. Students, activists, and comm...
Source: Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology - June 6, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The cartography of change: Can we be the humanity we want to see?
Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, Vol 28(4), Nov 2022, 571-572; doi:10.1037/pac0000568Reviews the book, The Cartography of Change: Can We Be the Humanity We Want to See? A Review of The Power of Human: How Our Shared Humanity Can Help Us Create a Better World (see record 2019-34167-000) by Adam Waytz. Adam Waytz, an academic psychologist, writer, and researcher offers psychologists, counselors, and laypeople alike much to muse on and a variety of innovative steps toward re-humanizing our lives, our relationships, and our worlds in his book. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (Source...
Source: Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology - May 26, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Intergroup apologies from both sides: Perceptions of goals and satisfaction in two European contexts.
We report two studies conducted contemporaneously with past apologies that focused on satisfaction and group-relevant outcomes of the apology. Study 1 surveyed English (apologizing group) and Irish nationalist (recipient group) respondents (N = 99) about the British apology in 2010 for the Bloody Sunday massacre. Study 2 surveyed Bosniaks (recipient group), Serbians in Belgrade, and Bosnian Serbs (apologizing groups; total N = 184) about a Serbian apology in 2013 for the Srebrenica massacre. In Study 1, apologizers showed greater satisfaction than recipients, in line with their higher evaluations of the apology’s goal fu...
Source: Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology - May 26, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research