The Third Alternative Space: Bi-Communal Work in Divided Cyprus
According to the Enemy System Theory (Volkan, 1978, 1990; Montville, 1990; Mack, 1 990), humans have a deeply rooted psychological need to dichotomize and to create enemies and allies. According to political psychologists, opponents in ethnonational conflicts tend to "demonize" each other...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Palestine-Israel journal of politics, economics, and culture economics, and culture, 2012-04, Vol.18 (2/3), p.102-112 |
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Zusammenfassung: | According to the Enemy System Theory (Volkan, 1978, 1990; Montville, 1990; Mack, 1 990), humans have a deeply rooted psychological need to dichotomize and to create enemies and allies. According to political psychologists, opponents in ethnonational conflicts tend to "demonize" each other and attribute the causes of suffering or experiences of injustice exclusively to the other. |
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ISSN: | 0793-1395 |