Collective Guilt International Perspectives [Paperback]

This book considers the nature of collective guilt, and the antecedent conditions necessary for it to be experienced.Do people ever feel guilty about the harmful actions their group has committeed against another group, even if they personally were not responsible for or played no role in the harm doing? The research in this volume tells us who, when, and why people feel such collective guilt . The consequences of collective guilt for reconciliation between groups in conflict are examined in diverse nations. How collective guilt may be garnered for peaceful purposes and the resolution of social conflict is critically considered in this timely book.Do people ever feel guilty about the harmful actions their group has committeed against another group, even if they personally were not responsible for or played no role in the harm doing? The research in this volume tells us who, when, and why people feel such collective guilt . The consequences of collective guilt for reconciliation between groups in conflict are examined in diverse nations. How collective guilt may be garnered for peaceful purposes and the resolution of social conflict is critically considered in this timely book.Do people ever feel guilty about the harmful actions their group has committed against another group, even if they personally were not responsible for, or played no role in, the harm done? The research in this volume reveals these experiences of collective guilt as well as provides answers to when and why. Moreover, the consequences of collective guilt for reconciliation between groups in conflict are examined in diverse nations. How collective guilt may be garnered for peaceful purposes and the resolution of social conflict is critically considered in this timely book.Part I. Defining the Nature of Collective Guilt: 1. International perspectives on the experience of collective guilt Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje; 2. The measurement of collective guilt: what it is and what it islÃ,