How are group-based identities related to intergroup conflict? When and how do ethnic, religious, and national identities lead to oppression, violence, rebellion, war, mass murder, and genocide? How do intergroup conflicts change people's identities? How might social identity be harnessed in the service of reducing conflict between groups? The chapters in this book present a sophisticated and detailed interdisciplinary analysis of the most fundamental issues in understanding identity and conflict.

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