Hope Amidst Conflict - Philosophical and Psychological Explorations

Combining the wisdom of more than a hundred years of scholarship on hope with insights from original data collected in conflict zones, Hope Amidst Conflict offers a novel conceptualization of hope and a standardized way to measure hope in a wide array of contexts. Using these new approaches, the book embarks on a journey to identify the determinants and consequences of hope amidst conflict.

List of contents

• Foreword


• Preface


• Acknowledgments


• Chapter One: Introduction


• Oded Adomi Leshem


• Chaper Two: The Merits and Dangers of Hope


• Oded Adomi Leshem


• Chapter Three: Conceptualizing and Measuring Hope


• Oded Adomi Leshem


• Chapter Four: The Determinants of Hope


• Oded Adomi Leshem


• Chapter Five: Hope and Activism


• Oded Adomi Leshem, Shanny Talmor, and Eran Halperin


• Chapter Six: The Politics of Hope and the Politics of Skepticism


• Oded Adomi Leshem, Ilana Ushomirsky, Emma Paul, and Eran Halperin


• Chapter Seven: The Political Consequences of Hope


• Oded Adomi Leshem


• Chapter Eight: Conclusion


• Oded Adomi Leshem


• Appendix

About the author

Oded Adomi Leshem is a Senior Research Associate at the Psychology of Intergroup Conflict and Reconciliation Lab and The Harry S. Truman Research Institute for The Advancement of Peace, both housed in the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Located at the nexus of political psychology and conflict resolution, his research explores how the beliefs about the future shape the political attitudes and behaviors of people mired in conflict. His work has been published in journals such as PNAS, Political Behavior, and the Journal of Conflict Resolution.

Summary

Combining the wisdom of more than a hundred years of scholarship on hope with insights from original data collected in conflict zones, Hope Amidst Conflict offers a novel conceptualization of hope and a standardized way to measure hope in a wide array of contexts. Using these new approaches, the book embarks on a journey to identify the determinants and consequences of hope amidst conflict.

Product details

• Authors: Leshem, Oded Adomi (EDT) Leshem, Oded Adomi (Senior Research Associate Leshem
• Assisted by: Oded Adomi Leshem (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.11.2023
• EAN: 9780197685303
• ISBN: 978-0-19-768530-3
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Series in Political Psychology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, HISTORY / Military / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, Warfare & defence, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Social, group or collective psychology, Warfare and defence