Victoria M. Esses & Richard A. Vernon 
Explaining the Breakdown of Ethnic Relations [PDF ebook] 
Why Neighbors Kill

Written by an international team of renowned scholars, this volume
addresses the multitude of factors that may lead to the deadly
breakdown of ethnic relations. The book

* Draws on real-world case studies, such as Rwanda, Sudan,
and the Second Palestinian Intifada

* Brings together original contributions and theoretical
perspectives by a team of experts in psychology and related
disciplines such as sociology and political science

* Identifies events and processes that can break down
inhibitions against violence, and lead to mass killings and
genocide

* Examines explanations that must be considered in making
sense of past acts, and offers suggestions for interventions to
prevent future repetitions

Tabla de materias

Notes on Contributors.

Series Preface.

Acknowledgments.

1 Why Neighbors Kill: An Overview: Richard A. Vernon and
Victoria M. Esses (University of Western Ontario).

Part I. Individual Factors.

2 Extreme Harmdoing: A View from the Social Psychology of
Justice: Carolyn L. Hafer (Brock University), James M. Olson
(University of Western Ontario), and Alexandra A. Peterson
(University of Toronto).

3 On the Nature of Contemporary Prejudice: From Subtle Bias to
Severe Consequences: John F. Dovidio and Adam R. Pearson (Yale
University), Samuel L. Gaertner (University of Delaware), and
Gordon Hodson (Brock University).

4 Why Neighbors Kill: Prior Intergroup Contact and Killing of
Ethnic Outgroup Neighbors: Miles Hewstone (University of Oxford),
Nicole Tausch (Cardiff University), Alberto Voci (University of
Padova), Jared Kenworthy (University of Texas at Arlington), Joanne
Hughes (Queen’s University Belfast), and Ed Cairns
(University of Ulster).

5 Why Neighbors Don’t Stop the Killing: The Role of
Group-Based Schadenfreude: Russell Spears (Cardiff
University/University of Amsterdam) and Colin Wayne Leach
(University of Sussex).

Part II. Societal Factors.

6 When Neighbors Blame Neighbors: Scapegoating and the Breakdown
of Ethnic Relations: Peter Glick (Lawrence University).

7 The Influence of the Threatening Transitional Context on
Israeli Jews’ Reactions to Al Aqsa Intifada: Daniel Bar-Tal
and Keren Sharvit (Tel-Aviv University).

8 Why Do States Kill Citizens? Or, Why Racism is an Insufficient
Explanation: Patricia Marchak (University of British Columbia).

Part III. Synthesis.

9 Theories of Genocide: The Case of Rwanda: Howard Adelman
(Griffith University).

10 Applying the Unified Instrumental Model of Group Conflict to
Understanding Ethnic Conflict and Violence: The Case of Sudan:
Victoria M. Esses (University of Western Ontario) and Lynne M.
Jackson (King’s University College at the University of
Western Ontario).

11 The Origins of Genocide and Mass Killing, Prevention,
Reconciliation, and their Application to Rwanda: Ervin Staub
(University of Massachusetts at Amherst).

Index

Sobre el autor

Victoria M. Esses is Professor of Psychology at the
University of Western Ontario, Canada.

Richard A. Vernon is Professor of Political Science at
the University of Western Ontario, Canada.