Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 5, 2025

A Task for Assessing the Impact of a Partner on the Speed and Accuracy of Motor Performance in Rats
Published on: October 17, 2019
Peace as prerequisite rather than consequence of cooperation.
Angelo Romano1, Jörg Gross2, Carsten K W De Dreu1
1Social, Economic and Organisational Psychology Department, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands a.romano@fsw.leidenuniv.nl c.k.w.de.dreu@fsw.leidenuniv.nl.
Peace is not just about cooperation; it requires avoiding negative interactions. This perspective redefines peace as a foundation for positive reciprocity, crucial for social identities and cultural development.
Area of Science:
- Social Psychology
- Intergroup Relations
- Peace Studies
Background:
- Glowacki's assumption posits intergroup relations as positive-sum interactions.
- This view may oversimplify the complexities of group dynamics and conflict.
Purpose of the Study:
- To challenge the notion of intergroup relations as exclusively positive-sum.
- To propose an alternative framework for understanding peace and intergroup dynamics.
Main Methods:
- Theoretical analysis of intergroup interaction models.
- Conceptual reframing of peace and reciprocity.
Main Results:
- Intergroup relations should encompass negative-sum interactions and between-group independence.
- Peace is redefined as the absence of negative-sum interactions.
- Peace is a prerequisite, not a consequence, for positive reciprocity.
Conclusions:
- A revised understanding of peace is essential for fostering positive intergroup dynamics.
- This framework highlights the role of peace in developing social identities and cultural complexity.
More Related Videos
10:26Problem-Solving Before Instruction PS-I: A Protocol for Assessment and Intervention in Students with Different Abilities
Published on: September 11, 2021
07:46Bilateral Common Carotid Artery Occlusion as an Adequate Preconditioning Stimulus to Induce Early Ischemic Tolerance to Focal Cerebral Ischemia
Published on: May 9, 2013
Related Concept Videos
Robbers Cave
Persuasion Strategies
Social Traps
Conditions of Equilibrium
Internal forces are not considered for conditions of equilibrium because they occur in equal and opposite pairs within the body, effectively canceling each other. As a result,...
The Stanford Prison Experiment
Principle of Virtual Work: Problem Solving
To apply the principle of virtual work,...