Ervin Staub
Encyclopedia
Ervin Staub is a Professor
of Psychology, Emeritus, at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
. He is the Founding Director of the Doctoral program on the Psychology of Peace and Violence. He is famous for his works on helping behavior and altruism, and on the psychology
of mass violence and genocide
. He was born in Hungary, received his Ph.D. at Stanford, taught at Harvard. He worked in many settings both conducting research and applying his research and theory. He worked in schools to raise caring and non-violent children, and to promote active bystandership by students in response to bullying, in the Netherlands to improve Dutch-Muslim relations, in Rwanda, Burundi and the Congo to promote healing and reconciliation. He has served as an expert witness, for example, at the Abu Ghraib trials, lectured widely on topics related to his work in academic, public, and government settings in the U.S. and other countries, and is the recipient of numerous honors.
His most recent book is
Overcoming evil: Genocide, violent conflict and terrorism. 2011. New York: Oxford University Press.
influences. 1978. Academic Press
Positive social behavior and morality, Vol. 2. Socialization and
development. 1979. Academic Press. (Translated into German).
Personality: Basic aspects and current research. Edited. 1980. Prentice Hall
The development and maintenance of prosocial behavior: International
perspectives on positive morality. Co-edited, 1984. Plenum
The roots of evil: The origins of genocide and other group violence. 1989. New York: Cambridge University Press
Social and moral values: Individual and societal perspectives. Co-edited,
1989. Larry Erlbaum Associates. (Translated into Polish).
Patriotism in the lives of individuals and nations. Co-edited, 1997. Nelson Hall
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of Psychology, Emeritus, at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States and the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system...
. He is the Founding Director of the Doctoral program on the Psychology of Peace and Violence. He is famous for his works on helping behavior and altruism, and on the psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
of mass violence and genocide
Genocide
Genocide is defined as "the deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group", though what constitutes enough of a "part" to qualify as genocide has been subject to much debate by legal scholars...
. He was born in Hungary, received his Ph.D. at Stanford, taught at Harvard. He worked in many settings both conducting research and applying his research and theory. He worked in schools to raise caring and non-violent children, and to promote active bystandership by students in response to bullying, in the Netherlands to improve Dutch-Muslim relations, in Rwanda, Burundi and the Congo to promote healing and reconciliation. He has served as an expert witness, for example, at the Abu Ghraib trials, lectured widely on topics related to his work in academic, public, and government settings in the U.S. and other countries, and is the recipient of numerous honors.
His most recent book is
Overcoming evil: Genocide, violent conflict and terrorism. 2011. New York: Oxford University Press.
Books
Positive social behavior and morality, Vol. 1. Personal and socialinfluences. 1978. Academic Press
Positive social behavior and morality, Vol. 2. Socialization and
development. 1979. Academic Press. (Translated into German).
Personality: Basic aspects and current research. Edited. 1980. Prentice Hall
The development and maintenance of prosocial behavior: International
perspectives on positive morality. Co-edited, 1984. Plenum
The roots of evil: The origins of genocide and other group violence. 1989. New York: Cambridge University Press
Social and moral values: Individual and societal perspectives. Co-edited,
1989. Larry Erlbaum Associates. (Translated into Polish).
Patriotism in the lives of individuals and nations. Co-edited, 1997. Nelson Hall