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Towards a resentment-driven model of intergroup conflict: using the incel phenomenon to conceptualize resentment as the driving factor for ideologically motivated extremi

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This article outlines a new model for the initiation of intergroup conflict, in which resentment is theorized as the motivating factor. 

This model – drawing from existing theories in social psychology and international relations – describes the process by which members of a group become willing to engage in violent conflict with a target group, beginning with feelings of resentment arising from a perceived experience of victimisation. 

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English

Date:

16-07-2026

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IPS 

Source:

Rouda, 2026