Enlarging the Scope of Peace Psychology [electronic resource] : African and World-Regional Contributions /
Seedat, Mohamed.editor.
Suffla, Shahnaaz.editor.
Christie, Daniel J.editor.
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 the 14th Biennial International Symposium on the Contributions of Psychology to Peace, the chapters focus on peacemaking--or the pursuit of harmony in human relations--and peace building--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 the 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: African and World-Regional Contributions is a thought-provoking, timely, and informative work. Psychologists, anthropologists, sociologists, political scientists, activists, public-policy makers, and all those interested in promoting peace and justice, are sure to find this an invaluable and illuminating resource. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I: Organizing Framework and Summary of Chapters -- Chapter 1. Toward A Socially Transformative Peace Psyc hology: Overview of the Symposium and Proceedings by Daniel J. Christie, Mohamed Seedat and Shahnaaz Suffla -- Chapter 2: The Imbalance between Knowledge Paradigms of North and South: Implications for Peace Psychology by Siew Fang Law and Diane Bretherton -- Part II: Intergroup Conflict, Violence, and Peacemaking -- Chapter 3 A Qualitative Exploration of Salient Incidents of Violence Exposure among Youth in Kashmir: Beyond Direct Violence by Waheeda Khan and Sramana Majumdar -- Chapter 4 Implications of Coping Strategies and Community Cohesion for Mental Health in Colombia by Laura K. Taylor -- Chapter 5 Integrated Education In Northern Ireland: Education For Peace? By Shelley McKeown Jones -- Chapter 6 If A Close Friend Is From Another Religion, Are You More Open To Other Faiths? By Reeshma Haji and Richard N. Lalonde -- Chapter 7 Humanizing and Dehumanizing the Other: Ethnic Conflict in Malaysia by Daniel Christie and Noraini Noor -- Part III: Toward a Socially Transformative Peace Psychology -- Chapter 8 Identifying and Mobilising Intangible Factors that Promote Community Peace by Sandy Lazarus, James R. Cochrane, Naiema Taliep, Candice Simmons and Mohamed Seedat -- Chapter 9 Archives, Interrogatory Destabilisation and an Insurgent Politics for Peacebuilding: The Case of the Apartheid Archive Project by Garth Stevens, Norman Duncan and Hugo Canham -- Chapter 10 Structural Violence and the Struggle for Recognition: Examining Community Narratives in a Post-Apartheid Democracy by Ursula Lau and Mohamed Seedat -- Chapter 11 Gender Justice: Gender in Peace Negotiations on Southern Philippines by Teresa Jopson -- Chapter 12 Social Cohesion, Social Justice, Violence, and Teachers in South Africa by Yusuf Sayed, Azeem Badroodien, Diana Rodríguez-Gomez and Akiko Hanaya Chapter 13 Political Emotions during Democratic Transitions in the Global South by Cristina Jayme Montiel and Arvin Boller -- Chapter 14 Do No Harm? How Psychologists Have Supported Torture and What to Do About It by Michael Wessells, Nora Sveaass, Donald Foster and Andrew Dawes -- Part IV: Conclusion Chapter 15 Interrogating the Structure of Knowledge: Some Concluding Thoughts by Mohamed Seedat, Shahnaaz Suffla and Daniel J. Christie.
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 the 14th Biennial International Symposium on the Contributions of Psychology to Peace, the chapters focus on peacemaking--or the pursuit of harmony in human relations--and peace building--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 the 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: African and World-Regional Contributions is a thought-provoking, timely, and informative work. Psychologists, anthropologists, sociologists, political scientists, activists, public-policy makers, and all those interested in promoting peace and justice, are sure to find this an invaluable and illuminating resource. .
Consciousness.
Social justice.
Culture-Study and teaching.
Personality and Social Psychology.
Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights.
Regional and Cultural Studies.