Attributions of responsibility and perceived harm in the aftermath of mass violence

Peace and Conflict

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 21-39

  Bilali, Rezarta ^a   Tropp, Linda R ^b   Dasgupta, Nilanjana ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Attributions Of Responsibility; Burundi; Conflict; In Group identification; Mass violence; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC CONFLICT; PERCEPTION; TWENTIETH CENTURY; VIOLENCE;

ARMENIA [WEST ASIA]; BURUNDI; TURKEY;

EID: 84871596832     PISSN: 10781919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026671     Document Type: Article

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