Collective victimhood: Concept and its consequences
Interpretations of the past inevitably involve the issue of losses experienced by a particular group. Because no particular discipline has a monopoly on understanding historical suffering, it is possible to examine it from different aspects. In this work, attention is focused on the relationship bet...
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| Language: | deu |
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Institute for Political Studies, Belgrade
2024-01-01
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| Series: | Srpska Politička Misao |
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| Online Access: | https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0354-5989/2024/0354-59892402105J.pdf |
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| Summary: | Interpretations of the past inevitably involve the issue of losses experienced by a particular group. Because no particular discipline has a monopoly on understanding historical suffering, it is possible to examine it from different aspects. In this work, attention is focused on the relationship between suffering (as a fact) and victimhood, as a way of understanding the world. More precisely, this paper examines the representation of suffering maintained by group members, its consequences at the intergroup level (relations between countries and/or ethnic groups, relations between different groups within a society, etc.) and context on which empirical studies were concentrated. Moreover, the complex nature of collective victimhood is pointed out, as well as various socio-psychological factors related to this belief system. Finally, the implications of collective victimhood for current intergroup relations and guidelines for future research are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 0354-5989 |