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Drawing on the knowledge accumulated in social and political psychology, this book scrutinizes the rise in destructive conflicts in recent years and the use of violence as a means to power. The book also addresses the imperfections of liberal institutions, which can exacerbate these divides, providing crucial context for understanding contemporary political tensions and their effects on the world's democracies.
Table des matières
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Violence as a Means of Attaining Group Goals
- Chapter 2: Differences in Mentality-- A Source of Ideological Conflicts
- Chapter 3: Opposed Interests as a Source of Conflict
- Chapter 4: Economic Freedom as an Ideology
- Chapter 5: The Market System as a Psychological Mechanism
- Chapter 6: The Sources of Disenchantment with Democracy
- Chapter 7: Political Dialogue as an Instrument of the Democratic Policy Making
- References
A propos de l'auteur
Janusz Reykowski is Professor of Psychology at the Polish Academy of Science and co-founder and Chairman (until 2013) of the Academic Council of the Warsaw School of Social Psychology. He is a member of the Academia Europea, a Past President of the Polish Psychological Association, Past President of the International Society of Political Psychology, and an Honorary Member of the Polish Society of Social Psychology. In the last three decades, his research has focused on political psychology, specifically on solving political conflicts and on the development of democratic attitudes. He has published 10 books and over 150 articles and chapters in various languages. He was also awarded the Sanford Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Political Psychology by the International Society of Political Psychology.
Résumé
In recent years, there has been a rise in social movements and organizations that challenge the very foundations of liberal democracy on a global scale. Discrepancies of interests, ideological or worldview contradictions, and identity differences are more likely now to transform into destructive conflicts, and violence is used as a legitimate method for attaining political and economic goals. Drawing on the knowledge accumulated in social and political psychology, this book scrutinizes these phenomena and provides an even deeper understanding of the nature of these conflicts. The book also addresses the imperfections of liberal institutions, which can exacerbate these divides, providing crucial context for understanding contemporary political tensions and their effects on the world's democracies.
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"This is an important book, with a clear message, well organized and well documented. Ever since Habermas, we have been flooded with theories of democracy that see it as a result of a consensus resulting from rational deliberation. But these theories have been largely normative and based on a priori assumptions about rationality. Reykowski's attempt is ground-breaking in seeking to establish individual and social psychological bases of consensus building. He invokes a massive amount of empirical literature. Moreover, he has the distinction of having been a prominent participant in an event that best exemplifies the consensus building that he is after: the 1989 negotiations that led to the fall of communism in Poland. His account of these negotiations is riveting."
