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Exposition: Engaging Intergroup Relations in a Conflict-Ridden Society

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This chapter endeavours to elucidate the complexity of encountering and managing intergroup relations in a conflict-ridden society. It presents studies investigating intergroup relations, contact, and interactions in the challenging context of social diversity and divisions, especially in societies afflicted by protracted intergroup conflicts. This chapter mainly draws on conflict literature in the social psychological and social science domains. The discussion underscores the importance of a real-life, in situ research perspective and methods that allow examination of the phenomena in a manner that is particularly relevant for the contemporary social, political, and economic context.

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Syna, H.D. (2020). Exposition: Engaging Intergroup Relations in a Conflict-Ridden Society. In: Diversity Management in Places and Times of Tensions. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37723-6_2

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