Collective memory as identity content after ethnic conflict: An exploratory study.

Bikmen, Nida

doi:10.1037/a0031472

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“…Beyond social categorization, social identity content also plays an important role in intergroup conflict. For example, interviews with Bosnian refugees showed that participants construe two meanings to their social identity as Bosnian Muslims-while some participants endorsed a narrative of coexistence of groups in prewar Bosnia & Herzegovina, others endorsed a narrative of threat (Bikmen, 2013). Furthermore, these diverging meanings of ingroup identity further interacted with the participants' ethnic identification to predict their attitudes towards the outgroup (i.e., Bosnian Croats).…”

Section: The Transformation Of Social Groups In the Context Of Intergmentioning

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“…Participants relied on their personal thoughts, feelings and experiences, as well as their perception of the ideas, emotions, and experiences of ingroup members to articulate the ingroup's characteristics (Ashmore, Deaux, & McLaughlin-Volpe, 2004). This is noteworthy given the important role that ingroup identity content plays in general intergroup attitudes (Bikmen, 2013;Livingstone & Haslam, 2008).…”

Section: Theme 2: Construction Of Conflict-based Identity Contentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The role of identity transformations in comparative victim beliefs? Evidence from South Sudanese diaspora

Twali

2019

J. Soc. Polit. Psych.

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There has been a growing interest in the study on collective victimhood and this research has increased our knowledge on how victim groups construe their victimization relative to other groups. However, most of this research has assumed that the groups involved in these construals were pre-existing prior to the conflict and remained fixed during and after the conflict. This study aimed to examine how conflict facilitates the transformation of social identities (i.e., how ingroups and outgroups are construed) and how these transformed social identities are used by group members in their construals of comparative victim beliefs. Eighteen South Sudanese immigrants were interviewed about their experiences during the Sudan civil wars. Thematic analysis revealed two broader themes: “1) “who is ‘us’ versus ‘them’?” (i.e., identity transformation in light of collective victimization and privilege; 2) “what happened to us?” (i.e., construal of ingroup victimization relative to other groups). These findings demonstrate the complexity in how immigrant groups construe social identities constructed in the context of intergroup conflicts, and how these transformed identities are then used in their construals of collective victimhood.

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Section: The Transformation Of Social Groups In the Context Of Intergmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Theme 2: Construction Of Conflict-based Identity Contentmentioning

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The role of identity transformations in comparative victim beliefs? Evidence from South Sudanese diaspora

Twali

2019

J. Soc. Polit. Psych.

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“…i) In this paper, we will focus on the phenomenon of collective memory. For an extensive discussion about the links between collective memory and Social Identity, see Bikmen (2013) and Mercy (2012) or Licata and Mercy (2015).…”

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The long road from cold war to warm peace: Building shared collective memory through trust

Kappmeier

Mercy

2019

J. Soc. Polit. Psych.

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Conflict does not end when violence ceases. Societies faced with overcoming conflict are confronted with many obstacles in the long process of reconciliation as they move from cold war to warm peace. They have to bridge the divide of disparate collective memory while overcoming deep-rooted inter-group distrust. Disparate collective memories fuel the conflict by preserving hatred and distrust. We suggest that one step towards warm peace is the establishment of an overarching superordinate group memory, or Shared Collective Memory. Our paper introduces a theoretical reconciliation model that proposes three incremental reconciliation cycles to build a Shared Collective Memory through the parallel development of intergroup trust. It combines and expands on the existing conceptualizations of trust and of collective memory and provides a framework for future empirical research.

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“…Recently, social identity theorists have explored the role of historical representations or narratives on intergroup outcomes. Accordingly, history makes group identities possible (Jetten & Wohl, ; Liu & Hilton, ), and forms the narrative content of collective identities (Ashmore, Deaux, & McLaughlin‐Volpe, ; Bikmen, ). Some recent studies have shown that exposure to narratives about group history can influence attitudes toward immigrants.…”

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Still a Nation of Immigrants? Effects of Constructions of National History on Attitudes toward Immigrants

Bikmen

2015

Anal Soc Iss & Public Policy

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In the United States, the phrase "nation of immigrants" is used to both promote and restrict immigration. Those who use the phrase to promote immigration point to the similarities between current and previous generations of immigrants, whereas those who use it to restrict immigration emphasize the differences between the two generations. The present study examined the effects of the different versions of this historical narrative (similarity-focused vs. difference-focused) on 210 U.S. residents' attitudes toward immigrants during the recent debate about immigration reform. Exposure to the similarity-focused nation of immigrants reduced perceptions of threat from Mexican immigrants but did not affect the already low level of perceived threat from Russian immigrants. The similarity-focused version of nation of immigrants exerted an indirect effect on perceived threat from both groups by inducing a sense of identity continuity, which reduced collective angst about the future of the people of the United States. The findings suggest that pro-immigration policy makers clearly articulate the meaning of nation of immigrants rather than use it as a cliché as the phrase has the potential to induce inclusive attitudes.

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Collective memory as identity content after ethnic conflict: An exploratory study.

Cited by 17 publications

References 35 publications

The role of identity transformations in comparative victim beliefs? Evidence from South Sudanese diaspora

The role of identity transformations in comparative victim beliefs? Evidence from South Sudanese diaspora

The long road from cold war to warm peace: Building shared collective memory through trust

Still a Nation of Immigrants? Effects of Constructions of National History on Attitudes toward Immigrants

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