This paper looks at Thomas Szanto?s theory of hatred that suggests has an indeterminate affective focus and it derives its intensity from the commitment to attitude itself. Contrary theses, this claims hated properties are not necessarily fuzzy. On contrary, in many cases we can clearly reconstruct quasi-rational genesis hatred, by relying on deep structures behind social dynamics (as demonstra...

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This research examines how activists mobilise against fake hate profiles on Facebook. Based on six months of participant observation, the article demonstrates how Danish Facebook users organised to combat fictitious Muslim profiles that spurred hatred against ethnic minorities. The article concludes that crowdsourced action by Facebook users is insufficient as a form of sustainable resistance a...

We present a novel model capable of distinguishing between the effects of negative incentives (“sticks”) and positive incentives (“carrots”) for influencing the behavior of intelligent and adaptable adversaries. Utilities are developed for the defender and the terrorist. The defender is assumed to have a unit cost of defense, and unit costs of providing negative and positive incentives. The ter...

In this commentary, we review the growth of populist politics, associated with exploitation of what has been termed fake news. We explore how certain words have been used in similar contexts historically, in particular the term “enemy of the people,” especially with regard to public health. We then set out 6 principles for public health professionals faced with these situations. First, using th...

Since their inception in August 1947, India and Pakistan have been witnessing a perpetual state of hatred and animosity. Although both states have made several efforts for peace-building, and as a result, have signed several peace agreements, which have not only proved short-lived, but also failed to establish longlasting and durable peace in the region. The paper argues that since India and Pa...

periodizations which are too pronounced to be credible. By 1915, for example, with the advent of the "psychopath", we have already reached the third phase of eugenic criminology in the twentieth century. Such caesuralism leaves her unable to understand why, despite an evolving terminology, attitudes towards "feeble-minded women" remain remarkably unchanged between 1870 and 191 1, and struggling...

Greenpeace’s early work in the anti-sealing movement 1970s–1980s is a complex legacy for organization to navigate. While Greenpeace Canada withdrew from 1986 and expressed regret impact of its actions on Inuit, extent long-term damage caused by movement, controversial track record it, motivated articulate more robust public apology Canadian Inuit 2014. This commentary outlines case continue pat...