Social Identity Intergroup Conflict and Conflict Resolution

How are group-based identities related to intergroup conflict? When and how do ethnic religious and national identities lead to oppression violence rebellion war mass-murder and genocide? How do intergroup conflicts change people''s identities? How might social identity be harnessed in the service of reducing conflict between groups? The chapters in this book present a sophisticated and detailed interdisciplinary analysis of the most topical and fundamental issues involved in understanding identity and conflict.