Intergroup conflict erodes trust and cooperation at both the individual and societal levels, hinders effective societal functioning and threatens the well-being of individuals. This new paper describes the critical features necessary for successful intergroup interventions. Specifically, they consider the importance of identifying meaningful intervention goals (what), crucial characteristics of intervention recipients (who) and key contextual features (where) for optimizing interventions. A huge challenge is motivation: many people are often reluctant to engage in intergroup interventions and to change their deeply ingrained worldviews and perspectives. I see this all the time. We don't want to engage with people different than ourselves. Therefore, intergroup interventions that accentuate a value important to individuals and provide people with a sense of positive identity and worth might be effective in contexts where an individual’s positive identity is threatened. Read the full article here: nature.com/articles/s44159-0…