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Chapter 1. Introduction: The psychology of resistance in violent and repressive contexts

Chapter 1. Introduction: The psychology of resistance in violent and repressive contexts

Vollhardt, Johanna ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5386-0579 and Bou Zeineddine, Fouad ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5386-0579 (2024) Chapter 1. Introduction: The psychology of resistance in violent and repressive contexts. In: Bou Zeineddine, Fouad ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5386-0579 and Vollhardt, Johanna, (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. 1-22. ISBN 978-0197687703; 978-0197687673 (doi:10.1093/9780197687703.003.0001)

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Abstract

In this chapter, we introduce the reader to the concepts discussed in the volume and provide a summary of the volume’s contributions. First, we offer definitions of resistance, violence, and repression to frame the scope of the volume. We discuss the book’s thematic structure and our rationale for this organization. We highlight the importance of the political, historical, and social contexts of resistance, as well as the heterogeneity and complexity of the psychological paths to participation in and strategies of resistance. We discuss the novel and unique aspects of each chapter, showing how they advance, extend, or challenge existing social psychological theories of resistance and broaden the scope of what is typically studied in the field. Finally, we discuss how we have designed the volume to make each chapter as accessible and practical as possible.

Item Type: Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords: repression, resistance, violence, oppression, psychology, social psychology, contextualized, collective action
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 15:25
URI: http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/48349

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