Conference on the Resolution of Intractable Conflict (CRIC)
Description
The Conference on the Resolution of Intractable Conflict brings together a multi-disciplinary research network applying cutting edge field-based research methods from the cognitive, behavioural and biological sciences. Throughout the year members work in collaboration with each other and with the policy community, to better understand and address extreme ideas and politically motivated violence. The annual conference in Oxford in September each year is an invitation-only opportunity for committed colleagues to present papers, exchange views and build their collaboration in research and action.
What are CRIC researchers discovering about inter-group conflict? We have found that there is a dark side to the powerful bonds people develop toward their groups. When a group identity or its core values are perceived to be under existential threat, in-group bonds can be strong enough to motivate self-sacrificial acts ranging from taking a bullet for your regiment to suicide bombing. These bonds can also lead people to reject material trade-offs in ways that would seem irrational from a cost-benefit perspective.
CRIC’s mission is to promote and develop scientific, field-based research so that we can better understand the root causes and processes of intergroup violence and tackle violent conflicts more effectively in collaboration with the public policy community.
Offers funding
No, this infrastructure does not provide funding.
Founding year
2013
Contact details
London
London
SW8 1PB
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Oxford
Additional Partnerships
The Concord Foundation (Ireland) - company limited by guarantee in Ireland - Register Number: 720783
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2024-05-31 14:31:14