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Group Entitlement, Anger and Participation in Intergroup Violence

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There is little research on the thousands of individuals who take part in intergroup violence. This article proposes that their participation is motivated by the emotion of intergroup anger, which, in turn, is triggered by a comparison between the intergroup distribution of resources and the distribution that is believed to be desirable. Thus, when another group is perceived to violate group entitlements – by taking jobs thought to belong to the ingroup, for example – anger is experienced and individuals become more willing to take part in violence against the outgroup. Support for this theory is found in a new survey dataset, collected in a slum in South Africa where anti-immigrant violence occurred in 2008.

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  • Claassen, Christopher, 2016. "Group Entitlement, Anger and Participation in Intergroup Violence," British Journal of Political Science, Cambridge University Press, vol. 46(1), pages 127-148, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:bjposi:v:46:y:2016:i:01:p:127-148_00
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    1. Solveig Hillesund, 2022. "To fight or demonstrate? Micro foundations of inequality and conflict," Conflict Management and Peace Science, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 39(2), pages 166-190, March.
    2. Steven Gordon, 2020. "Associational Life and 'the Dark Side' of Social Capital in South Africa: A Quantitative Analysis of Anti-immigrant Behaviour," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 148(2), pages 473-490, April.
    3. Nir Rozmann & Limor Yehuda, 2023. "Justification of Intergroup Violence: An Exploratory Study within the Israeli-Arab Society," International Journal of Psychological Studies, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 15(3), pages 1-1, September.

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