Introduction
The intersection of human rights, psychology, and peace/conflict is a critical space for understanding how psychological factors influence both the experience and resolution of conflicts, as well as the protection and promotion of human rights. Psychological principles shed light on the behaviors, motivations, and mental health impacts of individuals and communities embroiled in conflict, while also informing strategies for peacebuilding, reconciliation, and trauma recovery. Human rights frameworks provide the ethical foundation for safeguarding dignity and equality, guiding efforts to address the root causes of conflict, such as inequality, discrimination, and oppression. Moreover, psychology contributes to conflict resolution by emphasizing empathy, communication, and restorative justice, offering tools to break cycles of violence and foster peaceful coexistence. Understanding the psychological consequences of human rights violations, such as trauma and displacement, is essential to creating long-lasting peace that upholds both the mental well-being and inherent rights of all individuals.
Links to: International Voices Against War
General
Peace / Conflict
- Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World
- Conflict and Peace Building in Divided Societies
- Democratic Marketplace: How a More Equal Economy Can Save Our Political Ideals
- Divided Discipline? Mapping Peace and Conflict Studies
- Handbook of Peace and Conflict Studies
- Health Diplomacy at a Time of War: Palestinian and Israeli Physicians Training together for Advanced Trauma Life Support
- Health Diplomacy in the Middle East
- Implicated Subject: Beyond Victims and Perpetrators
- Israel: What Went Wrong?
- Patterns of Conflict, Paths to Peace
- Peace and Conflict Studies: An Introduction
- Peace by Peaceful Means: Peace and Conflict, Development and Civilization
- Peace Education and Conflict Resolution: A Critical Review
- Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism
- Rage of Replacement: Far Right Politics and Demographic Fear
- Reconciliation After War: Historical Perspectives on Transitional Justice
- Representations of Peace and Conflict
- Spatialising Peace and Conflict
- Studying Peace and Studying Conflict: Complementary or Competing Projects?
- The Future is Peace: A Shared Journey Across the Holy Land
- Towards Justice and Reconciliation in Post-Conflict Countries: Meaningful Concepts and Possible Realities
- Working Class Economic Insecurity and Voting for Radical Right and Radical Left Parties
Human Rights &
Peace / Conflict
- Embracing Concurrent Realities. Revisiting the Relationship between Human Rights and Conflict Resolution
- Human Rights & Conflict Resolution in Context : Colombia, Sierra Leone, & Northern Ireland
- Human Rights and Conflict Resolution
- Human Rights and Conflict Resolution: The Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Human Rights and Conflict Transformation : The Challenges of Just Peace
- Human Rights Peace: How the Respect for Human Rights at Home Leads to Peace Abroad
- The Destruction of Healthcare in Armed Conflict: Policy Implications and Accountability
Intersection: Human Rights and Psychology &
Peace / Conflict
- Beyond Punishment: Psychological Foundations of Restorative Interventions
- Children’s Rights and Needs During War: The Case of Adolescents in Israel
- Ciudadanos del Común y Construcción de Paz. Creencias Sociales sobre El Perdón, La Justicia y La Reconciliación en Colombia
- De Gruyter Handbook of the Psychology of Terrorism
- Human Rights and Reconciliation
- International Psychology: Psychology, Culture, and Context for Addressing Global Issues
- Making Meaning of Justice and Peace: A Developmental Lens to Restorative Justice and Peace Education
- Managing in War, Planning for Peace: Second Report of The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on Mental Health in Ukraine
- On the Warpath: The Psychology of Public Support for Armed Action
- Overcoming Collective Violence and Increasing Peaceful Coexistence: Emotional and Attitudinal Effects of Victims’ Narratives
- Peace-Building and Protection of Vulnerable Groups
- Political Psychology of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: How Can We Overcome the Barriers to a Negotiated Solution?
- Populism among European youth: need for cognitive closure, social cynicism, meritocracy, and the dynamics of right- and left-wing authoritarianism
- Psychological and Political Strategies for Peace Negotiation: A Cognitive Approach
- Psychology and Human Rights: Introduction to the Special Issue
- Scars of Conflict: Trauma Exposure, Depression, and Vulnerability in Kashmiri Women
- Social Psychology of Justice Repair
- Sustainable Challenge: Where does Social Psychology Stand in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals?
- Teaching about the Violent Past: Opportunities and Challenges for Teachers in Conflict-Affected African Societies
- Transitioning to Peace: Promoting Global Social Justice and Non-violence
- Traumatic experience, Human Rights Violations, and their Intersection
Other Resources
Peace / Conflict
- Blog: Biopsychosocial effects of prolonged human rights violations
- Peace Education for Human Rights: Building an Open Access Repository
- Peace. Do we know what to look for?
- The Psychologists’ Manifesto
- World Refugee Day – An opportunity for learning
- World Refugee Day Blog: When Racism Meets Humanitarian Action