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Enemy Image Construction

Enemy Image Construction is a propaganda mechanism that systematically dehumanizes or demonizes an opposing group by attributing it with threatening, malevolent, or inferior characteristics in order to justify conflict and consolidate in-group cohesion.

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42

Authors

26

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

5

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Publications

35

The Construction of Arabs as Enemies: Post-September 11 Discourse of George W. Bush

Debra Merskin · Mass Communication & Society · 2004 · 223 citations

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Beyond the enemy image and spiral model: cognitive–strategic research after the cold war

Richard Herrmann, Michael P. Fischerkeller · International Organization · 1995 · 219 citations

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The Political Psychology of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: How Can We Overcome the Barriers to a Negotiated Solution?

Herbert C. Kelman · Political Psychology · 1987 · 149 citations

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War, media, and propaganda: a global perspective

Choice Reviews Online · 2005 · 92 citations

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Discourses of dehumanization: enemy construction and Canadian media complicity in the framing of the war on terror

Erin Steuter, Deborah Wills · 2009 · 82 citations · Full text

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Authors

42

  1. BS
    Brett Silverstein

    City College of New York, United States

    3 publications · 147 citations

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  2. HC
    Herbert C. Kelman

    Harvard University Press, United States

    1 publications · 149 citations

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  3. AK
    Alena Kluknavská

    Masaryk University, Czechia

    1 publications · 14 citations

    1

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  4. NM
    Nils Muižnieks

    Institute for Ethnic Studies, Slovenia

    1 publications · 31 citations

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  5. DP
    Dmitrijs Petrenko

    1 publications · 31 citations

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Institutions

26

  1. City College of New York

    New York, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    126 citations

  2. United States Institute of Peace

    Washington D.C., United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    26 citations

  3. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  4. Elon University

    Elon, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  5. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    438 citations

  6. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    149 citations

  7. Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University

    Balashikha, Russia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  8. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    45 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Peace Research

    2 publications · 121 citations

    2

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  2. American Psychologist

    2 publications · 98 citations

    2

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  3. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 2 publications · 104 citations

    2

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  4. Political Psychology

    2 publications · 224 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. International Organization

    IO · 1 publications · 219 citations

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