Short description The Encyclopedia of Peace Psychology, available online or as a three-volume print set, features nearly 300 entries from international scholars that examine the psychological dimensions of peace and conflict studies. Entries provide key concepts, methods, and practices that define peace psychology in the twenty-first century. An invaluable resource for deepening our understanding of the contributions of psychology to peace, it also offers insights into constructive ways in which psychology can be applied by private citizens and policy makers for the promotion of peace and social justice around the world.
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Activism Aggression Biological perspective Children Civil society Cognition Conflict Conflict management Contact theory Coping Critical perspective Culture Decision-making Drama theory Dynamical systems theory Education Emotion Empathy Ethics Forgiveness Gender Global issues Group processes Human rights Ideology Indigenous peacemaking Influence processes Intergroup relations International relations Intervention methods Levels of analysis Liberation psychology Media Military Moral Nonviolence Obedience Peace psychology Peace studies Personality Political psychology Positioning theory Prejudice Reconciliation Refugees Research methods Resilience Social identity theory Social justice Social psychology Social representations Spirituality Stereotype Terrorism Threat Trauma Violence