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'Social Re-presentation for…': An Action-Oriented Formula for Intergroup Relations Research.
Luke J Buhagiar1, Gordon Sammut2
1Department of Psychology, University of Malta, Msida, Malta.
Frontiers in Psychology
|March 21, 2020
Summary
This study introduces an action-oriented approach to intergroup relations research, focusing on mutual understandings of collective projects. It contrasts this with object-oriented methods, offering a new framework for studying social representations and collective action.
Area of Science:
- Social Psychology
- Sociology
- Intergroup Relations
Background:
- Intergroup relations are critical, with social representations, influence, and collective action being key concerns.
- Intergroup conflict often involves joint projects and differing collective goals.
- Existing research may overlook the nuanced understandings of projects within conflicting groups.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose an action-oriented reformulation of intergroup relations research.
- To contrast the proposed approach with traditional object-oriented research.
- To explore how mutual understandings of projects shape intergroup dynamics and collective action.
Main Methods:
- Critique of object-oriented research in intergroup relations.
- Introduction of an action-oriented framework focusing on 'social re-presentation for' projects.
- Case study analysis of Arab-Maltese relations in Malta as an example of the action-oriented approach.
Main Results:
- Object-oriented research may neglect differing group construals of social objects or the projects served by representations.
- Action-oriented research emphasizes understanding collective 'social re-presentation for' projects.
- The study highlights the systemic product of intergroup relations in shaping representations of objects and projects.
Conclusions:
- An action-oriented approach offers a more fruitful way to study intergroup relations and conflict.
- Understanding mutual project understandings is key to analyzing collective action.
- Future research should adopt this framework to illuminate coalition-building processes.
Keywords:
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