How do we get people into contact? Predictors of intergroup contact and drivers of contact seeking

M Kauff, M Beneda, S Paolini, M Bilewicz… - Journal of Social …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Compared to the impressive amount of research on consequences of intergroup contact,
relatively little work has been devoted to predictors of intergroup contact. Although …

The social psychological roots of violent intergroup conflict

T Saguy, M Reifen-Tagar - Nature Reviews Psychology, 2022 - nature.com
Violent intergroup conflicts continue to be one of the most pressing issues of our time. One
key factor that instigates and perpetuates conflict is people's support for violence against the …

Moral-exemplar intervention: A new paradigm for conflict resolution and intergroup reconciliation

S Čehajić-Clancy, M Bilewicz - Current Directions in …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Conflict resolution and intergroup reconciliation are difficult to achieve because of many
social and psychological obstacles, such as people's belief that members of a social group …

Appealing to moral exemplars: Shared perception of morality as an essential ingredient of intergroup reconciliation

S Čehajić‐Clancy, M Bilewicz - Social Issues and Policy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A history of intergroup conflict threatens the basic sense of in‐group and out‐group morality.
This poses a severe obstacle to reconciliation both on socioemotional (by constraining …

The power of the media on peace and reconciliation processes: Representing former enemy groups as moral versus immoral matters

A Janković, S Čehajić-Clancy - Journal of Pacific Rim …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The efforts of peace-building and reconciliation between historical enemies are faced with
many structural and psychological obstacles. Scholars have identified mechanisms that can …

The process of becoming 'we'in an intergroup conflict context: How enhancing intergroup moral similarities leads to common‐ingroup identity

S Čehajić‐Clancy, A Janković… - British Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Research on common‐ingroup identity has mainly focused on consequences and potential
benefits of inclusive social categorizations. However, very little is yet known about processes …

Advancing research and practice of psychological intergroup interventions

S Čehajić-Clancy, E Halperin - Nature Reviews Psychology, 2024 - nature.com
The decline in intergroup relations evident in myriad conflicts around the world has far-
reaching implications: it erodes trust and cooperation at both the individual and societal …

Moral exemplars and moral disillusionment. How the perception of Poles' behavior during the Holocaust shapes current Polish‐Israeli conflicted relations?

M Babińska, M Bilewicz - Conflict Resolution Quarterly, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The moral exemplars model of reconciliation (Cehajic‐Clancy & Bilewicz, 2021) proposes
that through focusing on the moral behavior during the genocide, the descendants of …

The effects of moral exemplars awareness on common ingroup identification and reconciliation in post‐genocide Rwanda

PJ Atete, M Bilewicz - Conflict Resolution Quarterly, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Moral exemplars (Imena) play an important part in commemorative practices and
reconciliation in post‐genocide Rwanda. Acknowledging the essential role of moral …

When and why moral exemplars fail to motivate intergroup reconciliation

ZP Szabó, M Witkowska… - Conflict Resolution …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The present study examines the effectiveness of moral‐exemplar interventions in the context
of recurring oppression and historical trauma. Moral exemplars are individuals who have …