Summary of: Sentama, E. (2020). Co-operatives and reconciliation after violent conflicts: Lessons from post-genocide Rwanda. In Sara Elder, Isobel M. Findlay, Judith Harris, Fiona Duguid, & M. Derya Tarhan (Eds.), Review of International Co-operation (pp. 46-62). International Cooperative Alliance. Background & Theory This article explores the impact that a cooperative might have toward reconciliation after...
Summary of: Freire, C., & Bettencourt, C. (2020). Impact of ethical leadership on job satisfaction: the mediating effect of work-family conflict. Leadership and Organization Development Journal, 41(2), 319-330. DOI 10.1108/LODJ-07-2019-0338 Background & Theory This article explores how work-family conflict is not only affected by but can be a mediator for the relationship between ethical leadership...
Summary of: Stewart, B. D., Gulzaib, F., & Morris, D. S. M. (2019). Bridging political divides: Perceived threat and uncertainty avoidance help explain the relationship between political ideology and immigrant attitudes within diverse intergroup contexts. Frontiers in Psychology, 10(1236), 1-18. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01236 Background & Theory This article explores the divide in politics, specifically between liberals...
Summary of: Miron, A. M., Branscombe, N. R., Lishner, D. A., Otradovec, A. C., Frankowski, S., Bowers, H. R., Wierzba, B. L., & Malcore, M. (2020). Group-level perspective-taking effects on injustice standards and empathic concern when the victims are categorized as outgroup versus ingroup. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 42(5), 305-323. https://doi.org/10.1080/01973533.2020.1768096 Background & Theory...
Summary of: Chowdhury, S. M. (2021). The economics of identity and conflict. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190625979.013.613 Background & Theory This article reviews various studies and information available as it pertains to conflict and identity, and looks at how these are connected and what research has provided us about these areas, and...
Summary of: Smolyaninova, O.G., Posokhova, S.T., Izotova, M.Kh. (2020). The possibilities of empathy in preventing interpersonal conflicts in the educational environment of a higher education institution. Journal of Siberan Federal University: Humanities and Social Sciences, 13(2), 219-233. DOI: 10.17516/1997-1370-0553. Background & Theory This article explores how empathy plays a role in interpersonal conflicts, specifically as...
Summary of: Cohen, J.R. (2020). Negative identity and conflict, 35 Ohio St. J. on Disp. Resol., 737. Background & Theory This article explores negative identity and how this contributes to conflict. Negative identity is defined here as holding an identity because one is not like another person or not part of a specific group. Research Questions Cohen,...
Summary of: Sarkar, A. & Garg, N. (2020). “Peaceful workplace” only a myth?: Examining the mediating role of psychological capital on spirituality and nonviolence behaviour at the workplace. International Journal of Conflict Management, 31(5), 709-728. DOI 10.1108/IJCMA-11-2019-0217 Background & Theory This study explores how to create peaceful work environments by examining how psychological capital, spirituality,...
Summary of: Eppich, W. J., & Schmutz, J. B. (2019). From ‘them’ to ‘us’: Bridging group boundaries through team inclusiveness. Medical Education, 53(8), 756-758. doi: 10.1111/medu.13918 Background & Theory This article discusses how to create a team mentality and bridge the gaps that might exist between different groups and identities. In other words, how to...
Summary of: Matheson, K., Branscombe, N., Klar, Y., & Anisman, H. (2019). Observer perceptions of the justifiability of the actions of nations in conflict: The relative importance of conveying national vulnerability verses strength. PLoS ONE, 14(7), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220303 Background & Theory This article delves into how nations in conflict might persuade other nations to sympathize...
