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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Staub, Ervin (1938-....)
Titre(s) : Overcoming evil [Texte imprimé] : genocide, violent conflict, and terrorism / Ervin Staub
Publication : Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xii, 581 p.) ; 25 cm
Comprend : Origins, prevention, reconciliation ; Early and late prevention, the costs of violence,
evil and goodness ; pt. I. The origins of mass violence : The sources of conflict
between groups and primary examples ; Instigating conditions: starting points of mass
violence ; Psychological and societal/group processes that arise from instigating
conditions ; Learning by doing in individuals and groups: the evolution of extreme
violence ; Internal and external bystanders: their passivity, complicity, and role
in the evolution of violence ; Cultural/societal characteristics that make hostility
and violence more likely ; Perpetration and the perpetrators ; Understanding the woundedness/psychological
transformation of all parties in mass violence ; pt. II. Prevention and reconciliation
: Introduction and late prevention ; Promoting understanding, healing, and reconciliation
in Rwanda ; Constructive responses to difficult life conditions and conflict, preventive
diplomacy, and dialogue ; Developing positive orientation to the "other": humanizing
and contact with the other ; Beyond "us" and "them": constructive ideologies and groups,
common identities, inclusive caring, and pluralism ; Changing hearts and minds: information,
peace education, deradlicalization, and public education in Rwanda and the Congo ;
The potential and power of active bystanders: citizens, leaders, nations, and the
international system ; Generating constructive action by leaders and citizens, creating
structures for prevention ; Healing/psychological recovery and reconciliation ; Other
elements of reconciliation: complex truth, collective memory, shared history, and
justice ; Forgiveness, healing, and reconciliation ; Raising inclusively caring, morally
courageous children and altruism born of suffering ; Recommendations and conclusions.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (p. 519-550) and indexes
"Overcoming Evil describes the origins or influences leading to genocide, violent
conflict and terrorism. It identifies principles and practices of prevention, and
of reconciliation between groups after violence, or before violence thereby to prevent
violence. It uses both past cases such as the Holocaust, and contemporary ones such
as Rwanda, the Congo, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, contemporary terrorism, and
the relations between the Dutch and Muslim minorities, which also has relevance to
other European countries, as examples. The book draws on the author's previous work
on all these issues, as well as on research in genocide studies, the study of conflict
and of terrorism, and psychological research on group relations. It also describes
the work of the author and his associates in real world settings, such as promoting
reconciliation in Rwanda, Burundi and the Congo. The book considers what needs to
be done to prevent impending or stop ongoing violence. It emphasizes early prevention,
when violence generating conditions are present and a psychological and social evolution
toward violence has begun, but not yet immediate danger of intense violence. The book
considers the role of difficult social or life conditions, repression, culture, the
institutions or structure of society, the psychology of individuals and groups, and
the behavior of witnesses or bystanders within and outside societies. It emphasizes
psychological processes, such as differentiation between us and them and devaluation
of the "other," past victimization and psychological woundedness, the power of ideas
and people's commitment to destructive ideologies. It considers humanizing the other,
healing from past victimization, the creation of constructive ideologies and groups
and how these help people develop cultures and institutions that make violence less
likely. The book asks what needs to be accomplished to prevent violence, how it can
be done, and who can do it. It aims to promote knowledge, understanding, and "active
bystandership" by leaders and government officials, members of the media and citizens
to prevent violence and create harmonious societies."
Sujet(s) : Crises politiques
Gestion des crises
Violence -- Sociologie
Génocide
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780195382044 (acid-free paper). - ISBN 0195382048 (acid-free paper)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb43848002q
Notice n° :
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