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| Posted by: | Christopher Cohrs |
| Title/Position: | Dr. |
| School/Organization: | Friedrich Schiller University of Jena |
| Sent to listserv of: | SPSP, SPSSI, SESP |
| Date posted: | November 30th, 2005 |
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Special issue "Social Psychology and Peace" of the Zeitschrift für Sozialpsychologie (German Journal of Social Psychology) - Call for papers
Guest editors: J. Christopher Cohrs (Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Germany) & Klaus Boehnke (International University Bremen)
In 1945 UNESCO proclaimed that "since wars begin in the minds of men [sic], it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed." Yet, we constantly witness violent conflicts all over the world, ranging from hostilities toward immigrants and asylum seekers in numerous countries via lasting conflicts between religious, national, or ethnic groups in several regions of the world to massive military interventions. We therefore believe that psychology, and in particular social psychology, should be more emphatic in explaining the coming about of violent conflicts and in finding ways to develop peace. The focus of this special issue is to examine the role of social psychology in this context: How do social psychological theories (e.g., Social Identity Theory), concepts (e.g., justice, social responsibility), and methods (e.g., attitude measurement, experiments) help understand social conflict and improve psychological interventions for peace?
We invite submissions that examine one or more aspects of the aforementioned question for consideration in this special issue. The special issue is an opportunity to assemble excellent papers on social psychological approaches to peace. Contributions should be theory-based; original empirical papers are just as welcome as literature reviews. They can be written in English (preferably) or in German. To facilitate planning, we ask you to submit a long abstract of approximately 1000 words first, giving details of the content and structure of your paper, by February 28th, 2006. Please send your abstract as an e-mail attachment (preferably PDF) to both guest editors (christopher.cohrs@uni-jena.de, k.boehnke@iu-bremen.de). You will receive our feedback by April 14th, 2006. The submission deadline for full manuscripts is September 30th, 2006, but only manuscripts of authors who have submitted a long abstract will be considered for the special issue. Full manuscripts will undergo the usual peer-review process of the journal, being reviewed by at least two experts in the field.
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Dr. J. Christopher Cohrs
Friedrich Schiller University of Jena
International Graduate College
Wildstr. 1
07743 Jena, Germany
Tel. +49 (0)3641 945273
Fax +49 (0)3641 945192
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http://www.uni-jena.de/svw/igc/
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