Social-Psychological Study of Peace

"...field of psychological theory and practice aimed at the prevention and mitigation of direct and structural violence between members of different sociopolitcal groups, as well as the promotion of cooperation and a prosocial orientation that reduces the occurrence of intergroup and societal violence and furthers positive intergroup relations..."
(Vollhardt and Bilali, 2008).

Conceptual and Methodological Criteria:

1) Normative vs. Value-neutral research
2) Contextualized vs. Context-free research
3) Multiple levels of analysis vs. Methodological Holism (individualism)
4) Practical vs. Epistemic research orientation

Peace Psychology