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Conflict and the Social Bond - Peace in Modern Societies (Hardcover) Loot Price: R4,134
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Conflict and the Social Bond - Peace in Modern Societies (Hardcover): Michalis Lianos

Conflict and the Social Bond - Peace in Modern Societies (Hardcover)

Michalis Lianos

Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology

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Is violent conflict inevitable? What is it in our social nature that makes us conduct wars, genocides and persecutions? The answer lies in how we are programmed to bond and form communities that demand loyalty in order to let us belong. The analysis in this book cuts through the social sciences in order to show the fundamentals of violent conflict. The book investigates conflict at the level of sociality. It reorganises existing theories of conflict under that perspective and brings them to bear upon the link between violence and togetherness. It introduces the key concept of closure to describe the conditions under which human groups start to perceive their position as similar and their reality as polarised. This is how normality starts breaking down and fault lines appear. Violent conflict is then analysed as a reaction that seeks change more rapidly than conditions seem to allow. Global comparative data from numerous studies - including M. Mousseau's works - are used to disentangle the factors that contribute to "democratic peace", that is, the fact that democratic societies do not go to war with each other. This inquiry reveals the new dimension of sociodiversity, which allows societies where individuality is strong to constantly produce alternatives and avoid closure. The book concludes with a coda on peace and sociodiversity which explains how contemporary societies can ensure durable peace and adequate social justice at the same time. Written in a clear and direct style, this volume will appeal to students, researchers and scholars with an interest in political sociology, anthropology, international relations, war studies, as well as conflict and peace studies.

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Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology
Release date: June 2019
First published: 2018
Authors: Michalis Lianos
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 978-1-138-29800-2
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social theory
Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Social, group or collective psychology
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > General
Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > General
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Peace studies > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General
Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Philosophy & theory of psychology > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Armed conflict
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle > General
LSN: 1-138-29800-X
Barcode: 9781138298002

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