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Chapter 16. The psychology of resistance in violent and repressive contexts: a conclusion and a beginning

Chapter 16. The psychology of resistance in violent and repressive contexts: a conclusion and a beginning

Bou Zeineddine, Fouad ORCID: 0000-0002-5386-0579 and Vollhardt, Johanna Ray (2024) Chapter 16. The psychology of resistance in violent and repressive contexts: a conclusion and a beginning. In: Bou Zeineddine, Fouad ORCID: 0000-0002-5386-0579 and Vollhardt, Johanna Ray, (eds.) Resistance to Repression and Violence: Global Psychological Perspectives Resistance to Repression and Violence: Global Psychological Perspectives. Oxford Scholarship Online . Oxford University Press, New York, pp. 325-342. ISBN 978-0197687703; 978-0197687673 (doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/9780197687703.003.0016)

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Abstract

In this chapter, we provide a synthesis of this volume’s contributions to understanding the psychology of resistance in violent, repressive contexts. We argue that these contributions challenge the assumptions of social psychological research on resistance conducted in Western democratic nations. Taken together, the chapters in this volume offer a richer understanding of the dynamics and relational aspects of resistance in contexts of violence and repression, and a more thorough understanding of the continuous intragroup and intergroup negotiation of resistance strategies in changing contexts. They contextualize the psychology of resistance further by considering the conditions necessary for resistance to arise or be suppressed, as well as explaining support for different resistance tactics. We also discuss the limitations of this volume and their connections to disciplinary and theoretical gaps in social psychology. We outline future directions for research on the psychology of resistance in violent and repressive contexts and beyond.

Item Type: Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords: repression, resistance, violence, psychology, social psychology, contextualized, dynamic, authoritarianism, oppression
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group: Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences
Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development
Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development > Centre for Inequalities
Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > School of Human Sciences (HUM)
Last Modified: 18 Oct 2024 14:45
URI: http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/48348

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