Identity, Power, and Threat Perception: A Cross-National Experimental Study

• Published in: The Journal of conflict resolution Vol. 51; no. 5; pp. 744 - 771
• Main Authors: Rousseau, David L., Garcia-Retamero, Rocio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA Sage Publications 01.10.2007; SAGE Publications; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Agenda Setting; Armed conflict; Balance of power; Comparative analysis; Conflict resolution; Conflict theory; Constructivism; Constructivism (Learning); Cooperation; Democracy; Economic policy; Experiments; Field Studies; Identity; International relations; Laboratories; Laboratory Experiments; Modeling; Perception; Perception tests; Perceptions; Political power; Power; Prejudice; Realism; Resistance (Psychology); Resource Materials; Self Actualization; Sensory perception; Social identity; Social Psychology; Spain; Statistical significance; Studies; Threat; Threats; U.S.A; United States > US; Spain; threats; power; realism; constructivism; identity; experiments

Realists in international relations and realistic conflict theorists in social psychology argue that the perception of threat in intergroup conflict is a function of power asymmetries between groups. In contrast, social constructivists and social identity theorists argue that a shared sense of ident...