Emotion and Conflict How Human Rights Can Dignify
Emotion and Help Us Wage Good Confl ict

Emotion and Conflict How Human Rights Can Dignify
Emotion and Help Us Wage Good Confl ict

emotions

I fi rst met Dr. Evelin Lindner in December 2001 when she was the speaker
at a Colloquium of the Peace Education Program at Teachers College, Columbia University. I was attracted to the colloquium by the title of her talk,
“Humiliation and the Roots of Violence.” When she spoke, I was impressed by the importance and originality of her ideas. She showed how
humiliation—a profound emotion that unfortunately has been little studied by psychologists—often plays a critical role in leading to destructive
international and interpersonal confl icts. Her talk was illustrated by fascinating examples drawn from her rich and varied international experiences
in such countries as Rwanda, Somalia, Egypt, Germany, and the United
States.

Evelin Lindner

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2009