- Current Research in Social Sciences
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- The Potential Role of Ingroup Identification in Rooted Intergroup Conflicts
The Potential Role of Ingroup Identification in Rooted Intergroup Conflicts
Authors : Sami Çoksan
Pages : 311-324
Doi:10.30613/curesosc.1741232
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Publication Date : 2025-11-30
Article Type : Review Paper
Abstract :In recent years, the literature on intergroup conflict has increasingly focused on strategies aimed at resolving long-standing, deep-rooted, and violent intergroup disputes. However, the majority of these studies concentrate on conflict cases that occur between relatively homogeneous groups and in which cycles of violence have largely subsided, failing to adequately consider contexts where asymmetrical power relations and representational inequalities are central. This article examines how reducing ingroup identification among members of advantaged groups can enhance the effectiveness of conflict resolution strategies in such contexts. It argues that ingroup identification reinforces conflict through perceptions of ingroup uniqueness, outgroup homogeneity, and value-based differentiation between groups. When these perceptions are weakened, strategies such as social justice initiatives, positive intergroup contact, constructive dialogue, negotiation and mediation, as well as recategorization and decategorization, may become more effective. The article presents a structured, stepwise pre-intervention model designed to support this process and suggests that reducing the dominance of social identity within individual self-concept can facilitate cognitively grounded, solution-oriented reappraisal and change.Keywords : Çatışmanın Azaltılması, Çatışma Çözümü, Özdeşleşme, İç Grup Özdeşimi, Gruplar Arası Çatışma
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