The Psychology of Nationalism

Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-1-349-38616-1
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 169 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 245 g

Nationalism and other forms of group identity underlie many of the destructive conflicts the world is experiencing today. Particularly puzzling in such conflicts is their tenacity and viciousness. Why do people cling to conflicts that are damaging them? Why are the feelings involved so vehement and intense? Understanding the fragile nature of individual and group identity, and how people perceive threats to identity, can answer these questions. By analyzing nationalism in Quebec, Armenia and Azerbaijan, and Sri Lanka, this book shows that addressing the psychological dimensions of nationalism can help us understand, and perhaps to intervene successfully in, nationalist and ethnic conflicts.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Searle-White, J.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Nationalismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Soziologie und Psychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Politische Ethnologie, Recht, Organisation, Identität

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Maps Preface Acknowledgements Introduction What We Know About Nationalism The Explanations So Far Identity: The Consistent Feature The Fragility of Identity Nationalism and Human Needs Implications for Negotiations Is There Hope? Appendix: The Psychology of Nationalism Course Notes References Cited Index

Über Autor(innen)

JOSHUA SEARLE-WHITE teaches in the Psychology Department at Allegheny College in Meadville, PA.