Dissertation Proposal Defense: Bernard J Londoni- Understanding the causes of longstanding antagonism in eastern DRC: Why neighbors fail to co-exist.

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Dissertation Proposal Defense: Bernard J Londoni- Understanding the causes of longstanding antagonism in eastern DRC: Why neighbors fail to co-exist.

Event Date:

June 12, 2015 11:00am through 1:00pm

Event Location: Metropolitan Building, Conference Room 5183

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Dissertation Proposal Defense: Bernard J Londoni
Understanding the causes of longstanding antagonism in eastern DRC:
Why neighbors fail to co-exist.

Friday, June 12th
11:00am-1:00pm
Conference Room 5183

Committee Members
Chair: Dr. Karina Korost
Dr. Daniel Rothbart
Dr. Elavie Ndura

Summary: Literature provides widespread support that intergroup empathy leads to positive intergroup relationships (Mazziotta, et al. 2014; Pettigrew & Tropp, 2011; Milgram, Geisis, Katz, & Haskaya, 2008), and that contacts promote positive attitudes while also reducing groups’ prejudice (Davies, et al., 2011, 332). The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) case clearly contrasts evidence from existing literature that links intergroup empathy and contacts with positive intergroup relations. This research will focus on understanding intergroups' failure to peacefully coexist in eastern DRC. I want to find out why members of the rival ethnic groups express empathy for one another and have intergroup contacts, but then fail to peacefully coexist.