The Psychology of Hate Crimes as Domestic Terrorism:
U.S. and Global Issues
Book Series
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Book One Synopsis
Incidence, Theory, Method, and CultureTheoretical, Methodological, and Cultural Approaches to Hate Crimes
Book one examines legal theory, cultural constructs, and research issues. Topics include motivation and intent as psychological constructs, attitude formation concerning the legitimacy of hate crime laws, how psychology shapes public policy and how cultural norms shape tolerance of outgroups and hate.
Book Two Synopsis
Research, Assessment, and Diagnostic IssuesResearch, Assessment, and Diagnostic Issues
The second book emphasizes research-driven projects that examine the behavioral aspects of hate crimes. Topics include the psychometric measurement of violent hate crime offenders, crimes targeting multiple-minority and at-risk victims, and the assessment of the psychological impact of hate crimes upon individuals and communities.
Book Three Synopsis
Interventions, Treatment, and Management IssuesInterventions, Treatment, and Management Issues
The third book will review programmatic and therapeutic interventions. Topics include the development and management of community based organizations that serve victim groups, psycho-educational interventions to prevent the escalation of hate-motivated violence in communities, schools, and universities and management practices to deal with domestic terror threats.“Hate crimes are increasing, fueled by growing intergroup tensions around the globe. Going beyond journalistic speculations, rigorous social science research and analysis are badly needed. Fortunately, this timely book series meets this urgent requirement. Edited by Edward Dunbar, these volumes contribute new insights and offer important policy recommendations for ameliorating this tragic phenomenon.”
“Bravo! A must needed collection. Hate Crimes as Domestic Terrorism is a timely and essential contribution. Using a cultural and psychological lens, contributors frame hate crimes as domestic terrorism, both at the national and global arena. Simply put, this excellent series is a must read for anyone interested in building a safe society.“
“Hate violence has been an important social issue for many decades, but as this book series reveals, its importance has grown immeasurably in recent years. Aggressive acts against people by virtue of their identification with a particular group tear at the social fabric. The psychological and social-behavioral sciences more generally can make useful contributions to our understanding of hate crimes and their more recent incarnation, terrorism. This series will prove invaluable in laying out the issues, the evidence, and future directions for disciplined inquiry and science-based social policy.”
CALL FOR PAPERS:
PRAEGER PRESS: HATE CRIMES AS DOMESTIC TERRORISM
Pathways into Jihadism, Gay Bashing, and Groups of Hate
The editors of the Hate Crimes as Domestic Terrorism book series is soliciting chapter submissions for the above titled book to be published by Praeger Press.
Focus: To examine the psychological dynamics of recruitment and membership in ideologically oriented groups. Drawing upon the work of both North American and international researchers, this book will incorporate a range of domains in psychology – from terror threat study to advertising research – to identify the factors that lead individuals to join and participate in ideologically violent groups. By incorporating classical models of aggression and ideology, this book will also look at specific regional and cultural factors that lead to the rise of violent ideological gangs and networks. The contribution will move beyond descriptive and prescriptive perspectives to a more theory-driven understanding of how and why individuals become members of ideologically driven groups.
Empirical research papers, theoretical articles, and discussion manuscripts ranging in length from 9000 to 15,000 words (excluding the abstract, references, footnotes, captions) are sought. All works must be original productions without significant portions of the submission published elsewhere.
Examples of topics include:
· Conceptual and theoretical issues in hate group recruitment;
· Efforts to counter hate recruitment propaganda;
· Process of desistance from a hate-based lifestyle;
· Examination of the motives and methods of stand-alone terrorists;
· Advertising of hate identity;
· History of recruitment and membership in ideological and cultural terrorist networks;
· And other topics related to how people are recruited, indoctrinated, and leave hate crimes and terrorist organizations.
If interested, please submit a 3-page abstract by February 1, 2017 and send to [email protected] or complete the form at http://h2hseries.wpengine.com/submission/.
Final ms. Submissions would be due by September 2017.
For more information, please contact Edward Dunbar, EdD at [email protected] or Desiree Crevecoeur-MacPhail, PhD at [email protected].
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