Peace Psychology in Australia

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   • Diane Bretherton, Nikola Balvin

   Pages 1-10

3. The Geohistorical Context of Peace Psychology in Australia

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11

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4. THE GEOHISTORICAL CONTEXT OF PEACE PSYCHOLOGY IN AUSTRALIA

   1. An Overview of Traditional Forms of Indigenous Conflict Resolution and Peace in Australia

      • Helen Bishop, Clare Coburn

      Pages 13-30

   2. Indigenous and ‘Settler’ Relationships, Episodic and Structural Violence

      • David Mellor

      Pages 31-54

   3. Immigration, Multiculturalism and the Changing Face of Australia

      • Brock Bastian

      Pages 55-70

   4. A History of ‘Psychologists for Peace’ in Australia

      • Jackie Bornstein, Margot Prior

      Pages 71-86

   5. National Identity, Australian Values and Outsiders

      • Winnifred Louis, Fiona Kate Barlow, Katharine Greenaway

      Pages 87-104

5. Contemporary Issues

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-105

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6. CONTEMPORARY ISSUES

   1. Attitudes Towards Asylum Seekers: The Australian Experience

      • Nick Haslam, Elise Holland

      Pages 107-120

   2. Battling Boatloads of Prejudice: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Activism with Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Australia

      • Anne Pedersen, Farida Fozdar, Mary Anne Kenny

      Pages 121-137

   3. Enhancing Relationships in School Communities: Promoting Cooperative Conflict Resolution and Respect for Cultural Diversity in Schools

      • Eleanor Wertheim, Elizabeth Freeman, Margot Trinder

      Pages 139-160

   4. Constructing Masculinity: Understanding the Connection Between Masculinity and Violence

      • Dean Lusher

      Pages 161-173

   5. Having Your Say: Communication Dynamics in Effective Mediation

      • Stuart Wilkinson

      Pages 175-196

   6. Hidden Obstacles to Reconciliation in Australia: The Persistence of Stereotypes

      • Nikola Balvin, Yoshihisa Kashima

      Pages 197-219

   7. On the Promotion of Positive Peace for Indigenous Australians: Ideas from Across the Tasman

      • Rebecca Leask, Catherine Philpot

      Pages 221-241

   8. Australian Peace Psychologists at Work: From Theory to Practice

      • Susannah Tipping, Siew-Fang Law

      Pages 243-260

   9. Community Psychology, Critical Theory and Community Development in Indigenous Empowerment

      • Christopher Sonn, Amy Quayle

      Pages 261-282

7. Future Directions

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 283-283

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8. FUTURE DIRECTIONS

   1. Australia’s Relationship with the Land: Reckoning with Climate Change

      • Maria Rodrigues

      Pages 285-303

This book is a case study of the development of peace psychology in Australia. While there is, in comparison to other countries, relatively little overt violence, Australia the nation was founded on the dispossession of Indigenous people, and their oppression continues today. Peace Psychology in Australia covers the most significant issues of peace and conflict in the country. It begins with a review of conflict resolution practices among Australia’s ancient Indigenous cultures and succinctly captures topics of peace and conflict which the country has faced in the past 222 years since British settlement. The fast population growth, thriving multiculturalism, leadership in international affairs and environmental isolation make Australia a microcosm for the study of human conflicts and peace movements.

• New Zealand
• colonial aphasia
• geo-historical context
• indigenous and settler relationships
• mediation effectiveness
• peace
• peace psychology

• , Australian Centre for Peace and Conflict, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia

  Diane Bretherton

• , School of Law, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia

  Nikola Balvin

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