The Role of Community Development in Reducing Extremism and Ethnic Conflict
The purpose of this text is to provide the reader with a comprehensive understanding of the nature of violence, aggression, extremism, and ethnic hate crimes in the US, and to explicate how community development, stewardship, and service may be implemente
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The Role of Community Development in Reducing Extremism and Ethnic Conflict
August John Hoffman Saul Alamilla • Belle Liang
The Role of Community Development in Reducing Extremism and Ethnic Conflict The Evolution of Human Contact
August John Hoffman Metropolitan State University Hudson, WI, USA
Saul Alamilla Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA, USA
Belle Liang Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-75698-1 ISBN 978-3-319-75699-8 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75699-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018936620 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover Image © By Simon Gakhar Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
What is the essence of human nature and how might we increase the human capacity for tolerance, prosocial behavior, and developmental growth? Perhaps more importantly, how might we collectively, as a society, work to reduce the ever-increasing problems of conflict and aggression? These are important questions that have been raised by community members, educators, and parents in an effort to help transform our communities to become more resilient, productive, and healthier places to live. Recently, the topics of ethnic conflict, extremism, and aggression have become important global issues given the increasing problems that have been associated with political, economic, religious, and environmental factors. The nature of human conflict and causal factors that are associated with extreme violence, hate crimes, and terrorism (both domestic and global) have remained perplexing problems given their increasing prevalenc
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