{"product_id":"restoring-civil-societies-9780470671436","title":"Restoring Civil Societies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBreakdowns in civil societies can be catalyzed by factors ranging from war and genocide to natural disaster, disease and economic downturns. \u003ci\u003eRestoring Civil Societies\u003c\/i\u003e examines social processes related to civic engagement in the wake of these societal ruptures. The authors show how crises in civil society can be both pervasive and localized, broad-based and limited to defined social sub-groups. Whatever their scale, \u003ci\u003eRestoring Civil Societies\u003c\/i\u003e identifies models that analyze the social psychology of crises in order to devise ways of re-activating civic engagement and safeguarding civil society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFocusing on these positive interventions, the authors identify a number of key strategies, ranging from the simplicity and directness of bystander interventions to the volunteer armies mobilized in the wake of natural disasters. They include collective action organized to redress systemic inequalities, and the vital healing role played by truth commissions in Rwanda and elsew\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes on Contributors ix  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeries Editor’s Preface xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKai J. Jonas and Thomas A. Morton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Theoretical Approaches 17\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Justice Sensitivity as Resource or Risk Factor in Civic Engagement 19\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnna Baumert, Nadine Thomas, and Manfred Schmitt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Regulating Psychological Threat: The Motivational Consequences of Threatening Contexts 38\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBastiaan T. Rutjens, Joop van der Pligt, and Frenk van Harreveld\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Prosocial Behavior in the Context of Crisis 57\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKai J. Jonas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 A Social Ecological Perspective on Risk and Resilience for Children and Political Violence: Implications for Restoring Civil Societies 78\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eE. Mark Cummings, Laura K. Taylor, and Christine E. Merrilees\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Everyday Helping and Responses to Crises: A Model for Understanding Volunteerism 98\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAllen M. Omoto, Mark Snyder, and Justin D. Hackett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Collective Action as Civic Engagement: Toward an Encompassing Psychological Perspective 119\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMartijn van Zomeren, Tom Postmes, and Russell Spears\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Intergroup Relations in Post-Conflict Contexts: How the Past Influences the Present (and Future) 135\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn F. Dovidio, Samuel L. Gaertner, Ruth K. Ditlmann, and Tessa V. West\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Humanizing Others Without Normalizing Harm: The Role of Human Concepts and Categories in Intergroup Reconciliation and Forgiveness 156\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas A. Morton, Matthew J. Hornsey, and Tom Postmes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Application and Intervention 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Social Rituals and Collective Expression of Emotion After a Collective Trauma: Participation in Gacaca and Assimilation of the Rwandan Genocide 177\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBernard Rimé, Patrick Kanyangara, Dario Paez, and Vincent Yzerbyt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Competitive Victimhood Among Jewish and Palestinian Israelis Reflects Differential Threats to Their Identities: The Perspective of the Needs-Based Model 192\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNurit Shnabel and Masi Noor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Identity, Conflict, and the Experience of Trauma: The Social Psychology of Intervention and Engagement Following Political Violence 208\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOrla T. Muldoon and Robert D. Lowe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Divided by a Common Language? Conceptualizing Identity, Discrimination, and Alienation 222\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLeda M. Blackwood, Nick Hopkins, and Stephen D. Reicher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Civil Society Responses to the HIV\/AIDS Crisis: The Role of Social Representations in Shaping Collective and Individual Action 237\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStefan St€urmer and Birte Siem\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Opinion-Based Groups and the Restoration of Civil Society 250\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCraig McGarty, Girish Lala, and Emma Thomas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Moral Courage Training Programs as a Means of Overcoming Societal Crises 265\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVeronika Brandst€atter and Kai J. Jonas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Media as an Instrument for Reconstructing Communities Following Conflict 284\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElizabeth Levy Paluck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 299\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525386445143,"sku":"9780470671436","price":91.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470671436.jpg?v=1731860319","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/restoring-civil-societies-9780470671436","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}