Social Conflicts and Collective Identities - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0742500519 ISBN 13: 9780742500518

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2000

Synopsis

Despite the ubiquity of conflict, significant gaps remain in our knowledge of what influences its escalation and resolution. How collective identity formation impacts social conflicts is taken up in these compelling case studies, ranging from church and community disputes, ethnic conflicts, environmental disputes, to international trade disputes and wars. Important themes include the dynamics of enemy-imaging, the constructs of race and gender, in-groups and out-groups, and the double-edged potential of collective identity formation to both escalate and de-escalate conflicts. Throughout, social conflicts are presented as potent forces for cultural and political change. The contributors highlight methods for resolving intractable identity-based conflicts, including challenging assumptions about the OOther,O creating inclusive identities, and using various negotiation and mediation venues as catalysts for constructive identity shifts. With its ground-breaking scholarship, Social Conflicts and Collective Identities is sure to become a basic building block for the burgeoning conflict resolution field and for improved understanding of identity dynamics in human conflict.

About this title

About the Author

Patrick G. Coy is assistant professor at Kent State University's Center for Applied Conflict Management.

Lynne M. Woehrle is assistant professor of sociology at Wilson College in Chambersburg, Pennslyvania.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0742500519
• ISBN 13: 9780742500518
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 228
• Editor: Coy Patrick G.