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Dr Mariska Kappmeier

Mariska Kappmeier image 2020"Peace grows where we sow trust" (trans. German proverb)

Contact

Email mariska.kappmeier@otago.ac.nz
Tel +64 3 479 7681

Teaching

Supervision

Dr Kappmeier runs the Intergroup Relation Lab and is interested in supervising students in the following areas:

  • Intergroup Relations
  • Intergroup Trust
  • Social Identity
  • Social-psychological dimensions to peace and conflict studies
  • Peace Psychology

Research

How can groups built trust and move towards reconciliation, when their shared past has been shaped by aggression, violence or oppression? This is the question behind Dr Kappmeier’s research and supervision interest which examines intergroup trust and how it can built upon to improve intergroup relations. Through her research, she had developed the Intergroup Trust Model, that conceptualizes intergroup trust as a multidimensional construct. This quantitative model provides a solid basis for understanding how trust between groups can be built but also how it is eroded.

Dr Kappmeier's areas of research expertise and writing for publication include:

  • Intergroup Trust and Trust Building
  • Collective Memories
  • Interfaith Relations
  • Trust building between institutions and diverse communities
  • Psychometric Instrument Development

Dr Kappmeier received her PhD in Psychology from the University of Hamburg, Germany. Before joining the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, she completed her post-doctoral tenure in the Psychology Department of Harvard University, USA.

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Publications

Kappmeier, M., & Fahey, K. H. (2022). Trust and legitimacy: Policing among racial groups. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 51(2), 35-42.

Kappmeier, M., & Redlich, A. (2022). Spannungsabbau und Vertrauensaufbau [Tension reduction and trust building]. In C. Cohrs, N. Knab & G. Sommer (Eds.), Handbuch Friedenspsychologie. Philipps-Universität Marburg. doi: 10.17192/es2022.0065

Kappmeier, M., Guenoun, B., & Fahey, K. H. (2021). Conceptualizing trust between groups: An empirical validation of the five-dimensional intergroup trust model. Peace & Conflict, 27(1), 90-95. doi: 10.1037/pac0000537

Hässler, T., Uluğ, Ö. M., Kappmeier, M., & Travaglino, G. A. (2021). Intergroup contact and social change: An integrated contact-collective action model. Journal of Social Issues, 77, 217-241. doi: 10.1111/josi12412

Kappmeier, M., Venanzetti, C., & Inton-Campbell, J. M. (2021). No peace without trust: The trust and conflict map as a tool for reconciliation. In K. P. Clements & S. Lee (Eds.), Multi-level reconciliation and peacebuilding: Stakeholder perspectives. (pp. 110-134). London, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003017851

Kappmeier, M., & Redlich, A. (2022). Spannungsabbau und Vertrauensaufbau [Tension reduction and trust building]. In C. Cohrs, N. Knab & G. Sommer (Eds.), Handbuch Friedenspsychologie. Philipps-Universität Marburg. doi: 10.17192/es2022.0065

Chapter in Book - Research

Kappmeier, M., Venanzetti, C., & Inton-Campbell, J. M. (2021). No peace without trust: The trust and conflict map as a tool for reconciliation. In K. P. Clements & S. Lee (Eds.), Multi-level reconciliation and peacebuilding: Stakeholder perspectives. (pp. 110-134). London, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003017851

Chapter in Book - Research

Kappmeier, M., & Redlich, A. (2014). Capacity Building: Aufbau von Kapazitäten für eine Kultur friedlicher Konfliktregulierung durch Mediation. In U. Borchardt, A. Dörfler-Dierken & H. Spitzer (Eds.), Friedensbildung: Das Hamburger interdisziplinäre Modell. (pp. 187-206). Göttingen, Germany: V&R Unipress. doi: 10.14220/9783737002448.187

Chapter in Book - Research

Kappmeier, M., Redlich, A., & Knyazev, E. (2012). Building local capacity in Eastern Europe. In J. Rothman (Ed.), From identity-based conflict to identity-based cooperation: The ARIA approach in theory and practice. (pp. 99-121). Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-3679-9

Chapter in Book - Research

Kappmeier, M., & Fahey, K. H. (2022). Trust and legitimacy: Policing among racial groups. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 51(2), 35-42.

Journal - Research Article

Hässler, T., Uluğ, Ö. M., Kappmeier, M., & Travaglino, G. A. (2021). Intergroup contact and social change: An integrated contact-collective action model. Journal of Social Issues, 77, 217-241. doi: 10.1111/josi12412

Journal - Research Article

Kappmeier, M., Guenoun, B., & Fahey, K. H. (2021). Conceptualizing trust between groups: An empirical validation of the five-dimensional intergroup trust model. Peace & Conflict, 27(1), 90-95. doi: 10.1037/pac0000537

Journal - Research Article

Kappmeier, M., & Mercy, A. (2019). The long road from cold war to warm peace: Building shared collective memory through trust. Journal of Social & Political Psychology, 7(1), 525-555. doi: 10.5964/jspp.v7i1.328

Journal - Research Article

Kappmeier, M., Bushra, G., & Campbell, R. (2019). They are us? The mediating effects of compatability-based trust on the relationship between discrimination and overall trust. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 48(1), 103-112.

Journal - Research Article

Kappmeier, M. (2017). Vom Misstrauen zum Vertrauen: Bessere Beziehungen zwischen Organisationen. Konfliktdynamik, 6(3), 176-183. doi: 10.21706/kd-6-3-176

Journal - Research Article

Kappmeier, M. (2016). Trusting the enemy: Towards a comprehensive understanding of trust in intergroup conflict. Peace & Conflict, 22(2), 133-144. doi: 10.1037/pac0000159

Journal - Research Article

Kappmeier, M., Fütterer, M., & Redlich, A. (2014). Transforming the frozen conflict of Moldova-Transdniestria through joint mediation training. Journal of Peacebuilding & Development, 9(3), 88-94. doi: 10.1080/15423166.2014.984562

Journal - Research Article

Kappmeier, M. (2011). It’s all about trust: How to assess the trust relationship between conflict parties. Proceedings of the 24th International Association of Conflict Management (IACM) Annual Conference. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.1872885

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Kappmeier, M. (2019). Trust and legitimization: Policing among racial groups. Proceedings of the 48th Annual Conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychology (SASP). (pp. 83). Retrieved from https://sasp.org.au

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Kappmeier, M., Venanzetti, C., Raissi, H., & Campbell, J. (2019, November). Intergroup relations. Panel discussion at the Peace in Aotearoa New Zealand Conference: Past, Present, Future, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Brounéus, K., Kappmeier, M., Knowles, S., & McBride, D. (2018, April). Mind the ‘Ivory Tower–Grassroots’ Gap: Science communication in post conflict societies. Panel discussion at the 15th International Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Kappmeier, M. (2012). Where is the trust? Conflict and trust assessment between large-group conflict parties for 3rd parties conflict Intervention (PhD). University of Hamburg. Retrieved from http://ediss.sub.uni-hamburg.de/volltexte/2012/5769

Awarded Doctoral Degree

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