Intergroup forgiveness: East Timorese and Angolan perspectives

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A study on two groups of people, one from East Timor and the other from Angola, to find out whether intergroup forgiveness is a meaningful concept for the victims of violent conflicts is presented. Despite experience of personal and collective trauma from foreign or national conflicts, most participants agreed with the idea that intergroup forgiveness is conceivable.

Angola, Analysis, East Timor, Intergroup relations

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Socio-economic determinants of everyday violence in Indonesia: an empirical investigation of Javanese districts, 1994-2003

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A study of Java's socio-economic determinants of the everyday kind of social violence during 1994-2003 is examined using panel-data analysis of count data. It revealed that policies aimed at reducing socio-economic human insecurity simultaneously reduced violence and development is one way to achieve peace.

Evaluation, Indonesia, Social classes, Social class, Java

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