Conflict and the Social Bond - 9781138298002

Name: Conflict and the Social Bond - 9781138298002
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Conflict and the Social BondPeace in Modern Societies\nAuthor(s): Michalis Lianos\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138298002, 978-1138298002\nSynopsis\nIs 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.\n\nThe 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.