Recently, social psychologists have given considerable attention to the possibility that empathy can be used to improve intergroup attitudes and relations. For this possibility to bear practical fruit, it is important to know what is meant by empathy because different researchers use the term to refer to different psychological states. It is also important to understand how each of these empathy states might affect intergroup relations by reviewing theory and research on the psychological processes involved, and it is important to consider the limitations of each form of empathy as a source of improved intergroup relations. Finally, it is important to consider the role of different empathy states in existing programs designed to improve intergroup relations, whether in protracted political conflicts, in educational settings, or via media. In this article, we pursue each of these goals.

C. Daniel Batson

Nadia Y. Ahmad

Social Issues and Policy Review

The mission of Social Issues and Policy Review (SIPR) is to provide state of the art and timely theoretical and empirical reviews of topics and programs of research that are directly relevant to understanding and addressing social issues and public policy. SIPR, like other review volumes (e.g., Annual Review of Psychology and Advances in Experimental Social Psychology) is formally considered a periodical. Papers will be accessible and relevant to a broad audience and will normally be based on a program of research. Works in SIPR will represent perspectives directly relevant to the psychological study of social issues and public policy. Contributions are expected to be review papers that present a strong scholarly foundation and consider how research and theory can inform social issues and policy or articulate the implication of social issues and public policy for theory and research.

The mission of the Social Issues and Policy Review (SIPR) is to provide cutting-edge and timely theoretical and empirical reviews of topics and research programs that are directly relevant to understanding and addressing social issues and public policy. SIPR is formally recognized as a periodical, akin to other review volumes such as the Annual Review of Psychology and Advances in Experimental Social Psychology. The papers published will be accessible and relevant to a broad audience, typically based on a program of research. Works in SIPR will represent perspectives that are directly pertinent to the psychological study of social issues and public policy. Contributions are expected to be review papers that present a strong scholarly foundation and consider how research and theory can inform social issues and policy, or articulate the implications of social issues and public policy for theory and research.

《Social Issues and Policy Review》（SIPR）的使命是提供最新的理论和实证评审，涵盖与理解和解决社会问题及公共政策直接相关的研究主题和项目。SIPR被正式视为期刊，类似于其他评审卷（例如《心理学年鉴》和《实验社会心理学进展》）。所发表的论文将对广泛的受众可及且相关，通常基于一个研究项目。SIPR中的作品将代表与社会问题和公共政策的心理学研究直接相关的观点。投稿预计为评审论文，需具备扎实的学术基础，并考虑研究和理论如何为社会问题和政策提供信息，或阐明社会问题和公共政策对理论和研究的影响。

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Using Empathy to Improve Intergroup Attitudes and Relations

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