"Sie verstehen nur gewalt" - Die entfaltung verbaler gewalt und "explosiver" diskurse im Jüdisch-Palästinensischen dialog

Translated title of the contribution: "They understand only force" - The evolvement of verbal violence and explosive discourse in a Jewish-Palestinian dialogue

Dan Bar-On

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Abstract

This study focuses on an outburst of verbal violence that happened within an organized Jewish-Palestinian encounter dialogue aimed at improving the relations between the two groups. The turning point in this encounter occurred when a Palestinian female responded to the seemingly reconciliatory move of a Jewish male with a rethorical question that led to manifestations of hatred and verbal violence. From this point on, the conversation collapsed and turned into explosive discourse - exchanges of verbal violence. Through the description and analysis of these processes it might be possible to contribute to the understanding of routes that can cause outbursts of intergroup hatred and violence. One could perhaps learn from the micro-group experiences, how destructive events develop, and thereby better understand what could be done to prevent them.

Translated title of the contribution"They understand only force" - The evolvement of verbal violence and explosive discourse in a Jewish-Palestinian dialogue
Original languageGerman
Pages (from-to)109-136
Number of pages28
JournalGruppenpsychotherapie und Gruppendynamik
Volume43
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2007

Keywords

  • Dialogue
  • Explosive discourse
  • Jews
  • Palestinians
  • Verbal violence

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Social Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology

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