Entrepreneurs of hate and entrepreneurs of solidarity: Social identity as a basis for mass communication

TY - JOUR

T1 - Entrepreneurs of hate and entrepreneurs of solidarity

T2 - Social identity as a basis for mass communication

AU - Reicher, Stephen

AU - Hopkins, Nick

AU - Levine, Mark

AU - Rath, Rakshi

PY - 2005/12

Y1 - 2005/12

N2 - The authors draw upon the principles of the social identity tradition in order to elaborate a psychological model of mass communication. This centres on the way in which people construe their social identities and the meanings of events for these identities. They then go on to look at the ways in which these principles have been employed both to mobilize collective support for genocide and collective resistance to genocide. They conclude that it is critical to understand these principles and to apply them effectively in order to promote social harmony and the defence of vulnerable groups.

AB - The authors draw upon the principles of the social identity tradition in order to elaborate a psychological model of mass communication. This centres on the way in which people construe their social identities and the meanings of events for these identities. They then go on to look at the ways in which these principles have been employed both to mobilize collective support for genocide and collective resistance to genocide. They conclude that it is critical to understand these principles and to apply them effectively in order to promote social harmony and the defence of vulnerable groups.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/38449116741

U2 - 10.1017/S1816383100184462

DO - 10.1017/S1816383100184462

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:38449116741

SN - 1816-3831

VL - 87

SP - 621

EP - 637

JO - International Review of the Red Cross

JF - International Review of the Red Cross

IS - 860

ER -