Social Conflict within and between Groups

203 Pages·2014·0.923 MB·English

by  Carsten K. W. De Dreu

Social Confl ict within and
between Groups
Intergroup competition and confl ict create pervasive problems in human society,
giving rise to such phenomena as prejudice, terrorism, ethnic cleansing, and
interstate war. Citizens, policy makers, social workers, schoolteachers, and
politicians wrestle with these problems, and with diffi cult questions that these
issues pose:
• What causes confl ict to escalate?
• How should we manage confl ict within communities, and also in society at
large?
• Is confl ict always bad, or does it have other more benefi cial consequences?
Social Confl ict within and between Groups provides an overview of contemporary
research from the social sciences on these questions. It brings together the research
output of a number of leading researchers in psychology, management and
economics, sociology and political science, and draws on the outcomes of ten
prominent research programs conducted over the past fi ve years. The chapters
cover a range of fas cinating topics, including prejudice and discrimination in
multi-ethnic societies, and confl ict and negotiation in the fi eld of industrial
relations. The authors also consider the possibilities for intervention at the
interpersonal, intergroup, and societal level.
This is the fi rst volume to provide an interdisciplinary overview of the various
scientifi c approaches to studying the origins and consequences of social confl ict.
It will be of great interest to researchers, graduates and upper-level undergraduate
students from across the social and behavioral sciences.
Carsten K. W. De Dreu is Professor in Psychology at the University of
Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He is fellow of the Royal Netherlands Academy of
Arts and Sciences, and was President of the European Association for Social
Psychology. His research is concerned with the neural and psychological
underpinnings of human cooperation and confl ict, decision making, and creativity
and innovation.
Current Issues in Social Psychology
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state-of-the-art of current and emerging topics of interest in basic and applied
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Social Confl ict within and between Groups
Edited by Carsten K. W. De Dreu
Social Confl ict within and
between Groups
Edited by Carsten K. W. De Dreu
First published 2014
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Social confl ict within and between groups / edited by Carsten K.W. De
Dreu. -- 1 Edition.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-84872-295-8 (hb) -- ISBN 978-1-84872-296-5 (softcover)
-- ISBN 978-1-315-77274-5 (ebk) 1. Social confl ict. 2. Multiculturalism.
3. Intercultural communication. I. Dreu, Carsten K. W. de.
HM1121.S62987 2014
303.6--dc23
2013049360
ISBN: 978-1-84872-295-8 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-1-84872-296-5 (pbk)
ISBN: 978-1-315-77274-5 (ebk)
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Contents
List of Contributors vii
Preface xi
LOUK HAGENDOORN
1 Intergroup confl ict and negotiating settlement 1
CARSTEN K W DE DREU, HILLIE AALDERING, AND OZUM SAYGI
2 How values change a confl ict 19
FIEKE HARINCK AND NAOMI ELLEMERS
3 Humiliation in confl ict: Underlying processes and effects
on human thought and behavior 37
KAI J JONAS, MARTE OTTEN, AND BERTJAN DOOSJE
4 Minority identity and host national identifi cation among
immigrants 55
MAYKEL VERKUYTEN AND BORJA MARTINOVIC
5 Ethnic diversity and dimensions of in-group solidarity:
Overview of insights into empirical relationships in
Europe 75
MAURICE GESTHUIZEN, MICHAEL SAVELKOUL,
AND PEER SCHEEPERS
6 Escalation and de-escalation of intergroup confl ict: The
role of communication within and between groups 93
TOM POSTMES, ERNESTINE H GORDIJN, MARTIJN VAN ZOMEREN,
HEDY GREIJDANUS, BART DE VOS, SUSANNE TÄUBER,
AND ELANOR KAMANS
7 Contagious confl ict: Spill-over effects of labor confl ict
between and within organizations 117
AGNES AKKERMAN, RENÉ TORENVLIED, ALEX LEHR,
AND KIRSTEN THOMMES
vi Contents
8 Human rights promotion, the media and peacemaking in
Africa 131
BRIAN BURGOON, ANDREA RUGGERI, AND RAM MANIKKALINGAM
9 New lines of confl ict: European integration and
immigration 151
WOUTER VAN DER BRUG, DAPHNE VAN DER PAS,
MARC VAN DE WARDT, MARIJN VAN KLINGEREN, CLAES DE VREESE,
SARAH DE LANGE, CATHERINE DE VRIES, HAJO BOOMGAARDEN,
AND RENS VLIEGENTHART
10 Bystander confl ict: Training interventions for teams in
high-stake professions 166
EVANGELIA DEMEROUTI, KIM J P M VAN ERP,
JOSETTE M P GEVERS, AND SONJA RISPENS
Index 183
List of Contributors
Hillie Aaldering
University of Amsterdam, Department of Psychology, the Netherlands
Agnes Akkerman
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Sociology, the Netherlands
Hajo Boomgaarden
University of Amsterdam, Department of Communication Science, the
Netherlands
Brian Burgoon
University of Amsterdam, Department of Political Science, the Netherlands
Carsten K. W. De Dreu
University of Amsterdam, Department of Psychology, the Netherlands
Sarah de Lange
University of Amsterdam, Department of Communication Science, the
Netherlands
Bart de Vos
University of Groningen, Department of Psychology, the Netherlands
Claes de Vreese
University of Oxford, Lincoln College, United Kingdom
Catherine de Vries
University of Amsterdam, Department of Political Science, the Netherlands
Evangelia Demerouti
Eindhoven Technical University, Department of Organizational Behavior, the
Netherlands
viii List of Contributors
Bertjan Doosje
University of Amsterdam, Department of Psychology, the Netherlands
Naomi Ellemers
Leiden University, Department of Psychology, the Netherlands
Maurice Gesthuizen
Radboud University of Nijmegen, Department of Sociology, the Netherlands
Josette M. P. Gevers
Eindhoven Technical University, Department of Organizational Behavior, the
Netherlands
Ernestine H. Gordijn
University of Groningen, Department of Psychology, the Netherlands
Hedy Greijdanus
University of Groningen, Department of Psychology, the Netherlands
Louk Hagendoorn
Utrecht University, Faculty of Social Sciences, the Netherlands
Fieke Harinck
Leiden University, Department of Psychology, the Netherlands
Kai J. Jonas
University of Amsterdam, Department of Psychology, the Netherlands
Elanor Kamans
University of Groningen, Department of Psychology, the Netherlands
Alex Lehr
Radboud University of Nijmegen, Department of Political Science, the
Netherlands
Ram Manikkalingam
University of Amsterdam, Department of Political Science, the Netherlands
Borja Martinovic
Utrecht University, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, the Netherlands
Marte Otten
University of Amsterdam, Department of Psychology, the Netherlands
List of Contributors ix
Tom Postmes
University of Groningen, Department of Psychology, the Netherlands
Sonja Rispens
Eindhoven Technical University, Department of Organizational Behavior, the
Netherlands
Andrea Ruggeri
University of Amsterdam, Department of Political Science, the Netherlands
Michael Savelkoul
Radboud University of Nijmegen, Department of Sociology, the Netherlands
Ozum Saygi
University of Amsterdam, Department of Psychology, the Netherlands
Peer Scheepers
Radboud University of Nijmegen, Department of Sociology, the Netherlands
Susanne Täuber
University of Groningen, Department of Psychology, the Netherlands
Kirsten Thommes
Aachen University, Department of Human Resource Management, Germany
René Torenvlied
Twente University, Department of Public Administration, the Netherlands
Marc van de Wardt
University of Amsterdam, Department of Political Science, the Netherlands
Wouter van der Brug
University of Amsterdam, Department of Political Science, the Netherlands
Daphne van der Pas
University of Amsterdam, Department of Political Science, the Netherlands
Kim J. P. M. van Erp
Eindhoven Technical University, Department of Organizational Behavior, the
Netherlands
Marijn van Klingeren
University of Amsterdam, Department of Communication Science, the
Netherlands