The psychopolitics of hatred
Commentary on Ervin Staub's article
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12439293 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jerrold M Post (0000-0001-8258-5724, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 337-344 |
| Publication date | 1999-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Peace and Conflict Journal of Peace Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1078-1919 • E-ISSN: 1532-7949 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1207/s15327949pac0504_3 |
| OpenAlex | W2001575915 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
To understand the psychological basis for ethnic cleansing and man's inhumanity to man, it is critical to understand the powerful relationship of malignant leaders and vulnerable followers. At times of political and economic transition, hate-mongering demagogues, serving as malignant group therapists to their wounded nations, can pro- vide sense-making explanations for their beleaguered followers, exporting the source of their difficulties to an external target, justifying hatred and mass violence. The loss of enemies in the wake of the collapse of the Soviet empire led to an intensification of ethnic-nationalist hatred as old enemies were revived and new enemies were created, providing a fertile climate for genocidal destruction
Hatred · Political science · Psychoanalysis · Law · Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies · Nuclear Issues and Defense · Philosophy · Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2018 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |