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Even as it seems that we, as a humanity, have become even more violent over the past few decades, there’s evidence that people are not violent by nature. This we discussed last week in the first part of this series, “The Psychology of Resolving Global Conflict.” The twentieth century has been the bloodiest of all, but we know that peaceful societies exist today and that they continue to resolve conflict without the use of force. So we’ve begun looking at the psychology and physiology behind violent conflict. And this week we’ll continue this series, titled for the book trilogy, and the book is called, The Psychology of Resolving Global Conflict. Today we are exploring the influence of groups and other social factors in violence.

GUESTS: Mari Fitzduff, Professor and director of the International Program of Coexistence and Conflict at Brandeis University, author of the award-winning, Beyond Violence: Conflict Resolution Process in Northern Ireland and is co-editor of this three-volume, The Psychology of Resolving Global Conflict: From War to Peace, Chris Stout, clinical psychologist, founding director of the Center of Global Initiatives and clinical professor at the College of Medicine at University of Illinois, Chicago, Dr. Rachel McNair, founder and director of the Institute for Integrated Social Analysis and the author of the book, The Psychology of Peace: An Introduction.