How are group-based identities related to intergroup conflict? How do ethnic, religious, and national identities lead to oppression, violence, and war? This book presents an analysis of the most fundamental issues involved in understanding identity and conflict.

Contributors 1: Lee Jussim, Richard D. Ashmore, and David Wilder: Introduction: Social Identity and Intergroup Conflict PART I. The Contribution of Individuals' Identities and the Collective Identities of Social Groups to Intergroup Conflict 2: Marilynn B. Brewer: Ingroup Identification and Intergroup Conflict: When Does Ingroup Love Become Outgroup Hate? 3: Thomas Hylland Eriksen: Ethnic Identity, National Identity, and Intergroup Conflict: The Significance of Personal Experiences PART II. The Contribution of Ethnic and National Identities to Political Conflict in the United States 4: Jack Citrin, Cara Wong, and Brian Duff: The Meaning of American National Identity: Patterns of Ethnic Conflict and Consensus 5: Jim Sidanius and John R. Petrocik: Communal and National Identity in a Multiethnic State: A Comparison of Three Perspectives PART III. The Contribution of Social Identity to Violent Intergroup Conflict 6: Robert W. White: Social and Role Identities and Political Violence: Identity as a Window on Violence in Northern Ireland 7: Ervin Staub: Individual and Group Identities in Genocide and Mass Killing PART IV. The Role of Social Identity in Reducing Intergroup Conflict 8: Herbert C. Kelman: The Role of National Identity in Conflict Resolution: Experiences from Israeli-Palestinian Problem-Solving Workshops 9: Richard D. Ashmore, et al.: Conclusion: Toward a Social Identity Framework for Intergroup Conflict Index of Subjects Index of Names