Overview
- Contributions are based on the 14th International Symposium on the Contributions of Psychology to Peace
- Brings forward voices from cultures and situations that are typically not included or highly visible in peace and psychological discourses
- Emphasizes social justice and an emancipatory agenda as the centre of praxis in peace psychology
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Peace Psychology Book Series (PPBS)
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Organizing Framework and Summary of Chapters
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Intergroup Conflict, Violence, and Peacemaking
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Toward a Socially Transformative Peace Psychology
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Conclusion
Keywords
- APA and torture
- inclusive peace research
- non-Western perspectives in psychology
- peace education
- post-war reconstruction
- psychological effects of apartheid
- post-Apartheid
- psychology in the global south
- South African violence
- conflict in Malayisa
- community mental health
- gender in peace negotiations
- violence in Kashmir
- epistemic violence
- Thembelihle
About this book
With the major goal of building an inclusive international community that promotes peace-related research and action, this volume reflects on local, national and global peace engagement and works towards transdisciplinary understandings of the role of psychology in peace, conflict, and violence. Drawn primarily from 14th Biennial International Symposium on the Contributions of Psychology, the chapters focus on peacemaking--or the pursuit of harmony in human relations-- and peacebuilding--or equity in human relations-- with a special emphasis on voices from typically underrepresented areas in psychology, such as the Global South.
In order to move beyond a Western-centered idea of peace psychology, the volume is divided into two major parts. The first half of the volume puts an emphasis on peace psychology research and praxis in a number of geohistorical contexts, including Malaysia, Northern Ireland, Thailand, and Kashmir, that bear on conflict, harmony and equity in human relations. Chapters in the second half of the volume fulfill the mandate of Biennial Symposia; namely, to create more equity in the production of peace theory and praxis by bringing forward the voices of scholars and change agents that are often unheard in peace discourses, including a number of scholars and chapters from South Africa. Additionally, throughout the chapters, the authors and editors of the volume emphasize emancipatory agendas as an important alternative to militarism and state-sponsored violence.
With the aim of bringing forward voices from cultures and situations that are typically not included or highly visible in peace discourses, Enlarging the Scope of Peace Psychology in Invited and Invented Spaces: African and World-Regional Contributions is a thought-provoking, timely, and informative work. Psychologists, anthropologists, sociologists, political scientists, activists, public-policy makers, andall those interested in promoting peace and justice, are sure to find this an invaluable and illuminating resource.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Enlarging the Scope of Peace Psychology
Book Subtitle: African and World-Regional Contributions
Editors: Mohamed Seedat, Shahnaaz Suffla, Daniel J. Christie
Series Title: Peace Psychology Book Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45289-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-45287-6Published: 15 December 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83258-6Published: 22 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-45289-0Published: 06 December 2016
Series ISSN: 2197-5779
Series E-ISSN: 2197-5787
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 310
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: Personality and Social Psychology, Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights, Regional and Cultural Studies