Contested symbols as social representations: The case of Cyprus
Date
2014Author
Psaltis, CharisBeydola, Tahir
Filippou, Giorgos
Vrachimis, Nektarios
ISBN
2197-57792197-5787
978-3-319-05463-6
978-3-319-05464-3
Publisher
Springer International PublishingPlace of publication
Cham, SwitzerlandSource
Symbols that bind, symbols that divide: The semiotics of peace and conflict.Pages
61-89Google Scholar check
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This chapter examines symbols as social representations and specifically focuses on the ways that symbolic meanings of cultural artifacts relating to intergroup conflict vary as a function of the quality of social relations between and within the conflicting groups in post-conflict and divided Cyprus. The important role that intergroup contact plays in changing the meaning of symbols within and across the dividing line is highlighted. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)