Intergroup struggles over victimhood in violent conflict: The victim-perpetrator paradigm

Many groups in violent, intergroup conflict perceive themselves to be the primary or sole victims of that conflict. This often results in contention over who may claim victim status and complicates a central aim of post-conflict processes, which is to acknowledge and address harms experienced by the...

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Main Author: Jankowitz, Sarah (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: International review of victimology
Year: 2018, Volume: 24, Issue: 3, Pages: 259-271
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Keywords:
Victimhood
Conflict
Intergroup relations
Responsibility
Violence

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