Hatred is human and current. It is an intrinsic part of what can happen between people. Personal experiences can lead people to hate someone. In society and even on a global level, hatred is again and again the motor of misunderstanding and often also of violence between people. Sometimes hate smoulders almost unconsciously; at other times he is furious and serves as a flag for serious violence. Hatred has many faces and seems omnipresent, that much is clear. The term "Erida complex," after the Greek goddess of hate, symbolizes the common and deeply rooted nature of hatred. After examining the nature of hate, this book focuses a wide-angle lens on its many faces, in individuals and groups as well as peoples. Facing the negativity of hatred, this book presents constructive approaches to fostering relationships between people and peace.

During his professional life Guido Cuyvers was affiliated with a university college (Thomas More), department of social work, as a lecturer, researcher, and head of department. He studied criminology, sexology, and philosophy. He holds a doctorate in criminology with a study on the victims of crime. He is currently engaged in civil society, elderly policy, and research on the social participation of elderly people in society. As an author, he has published extensively on all kinds of social themes.

Introduction: From Erida to Irene Chapter 1 Roots of hatred 1. Hate?????—a complex dynamic 1.1 Hate as a process 1.2 Combination of feelings, beliefs and behaviour 1.3 Individual and social 2. From hatred to crime 3. The Erida complex 4. The multiplex face of hate 4.1 Forms of everyday habits 4.2 Prejudices 4.3 Discrimination 4.4 Manifest violence 4.5 Genocide and eradication Chapter 2 Why people hate 1. Opinions 1.1 Prejudices 1.2 Ideologies 1.3 Stereotypes 2. Values and norms 3. Authoritarian personality 4. Self-esteem 5. Needs and self-interest 6. Unresolved conflicts 7. Hater typology Chapter 3 The road from Erida—at what price? 1. From emotion to behaviour: how hate works 1.1 Information processing 1.2 Step to violence 1.3 Hate in human evolution 2. Consequences for all involved 2.1 Impact on victims 2.2 Impact on target groups 2.3 Consequences for society 2.4 Consequences for haters Chapter 4 Small-scale hatred 1. Bullying in children and adolescents 1.1 Some facts 1.2 Stakeholders 1.3 Consequences of bullying 2. Bullying at work 2.1 Types of bullying at work 2.2 Some facts 2.3 Special bully: the psychopath 3. Cyberbullying 3.1 Other than just bullying 3.2 Forming cyberbullying 4. Homophobia and LGBT hatred 5. Discrimination, racism and xenophobia 5.1 Forms of discrimination 5.2 Fight against racism and xenophobia 6. Hate speech Chapter 5 Hate groups 1. White racism (White Supremacy) 1.1 General 1.2 Ku Klux Klan 1.3 Christian Identity (Identity Church) 1.4 World Church of the Creator (Creativity Movement) 2. Black racism (Black Panthers) 3. Neo-Nazi groups 3.1 Hammerskin 3.2 Stormfront 3.3 Blood & Honour 4. Skinheads 4.1 From mod to skinhead 4.2 Evolution of the skinhead movement Chapter 6 Large-scale, hate-driven conflicts 1. Armenian genocide 1.1 Armenian population’s situation 1.2 Genocide course 1.3 After World War I 2. Genocide in Rwanda 2.1 What preceded the genocide in Rwanda? 2.1.1 A piece of colonial history 2.1.2 The Hutu manifesto 2.1.3 Rebellion 2.2 Murders 2.3 Human toll 2.4 Role of propaganda 2.5 After the genocide 2.5.1 Tribunal 2.5.2 Gacaca 3. Genocide in Yugoslavia 3.1 What preceded the genocide in Yugoslavia? 3.2 Striving for independence 3.3 Ethnic cleansing and genocide 3.4 Victims 3.5 Persecution of war criminals 4. Genocide in Darfur 4.1 What preceded the genocide in Darfur? 4.2 Genocide 4.3 Continuation 5. Islamic State (IS) 5.1 Definition of terms 5.2 Origin of IS 5.3 Caliphate 5.4 Target 5.5 Resources 5.6 Impact 5.7 Role of hatred 5.8 Dabiq 6. Boko Haram 6.1 Origin 6.2 Further development 6.3 Objectives 6.4 Resistance 7. The Holocaust 7.1 Anti-Semitism 7.2 Nazi Germany 7.3 Eradication 7.4 Still a problem 8. Northern Irish conflict 8.1 Background 8.2 Uprising 8.3 Hate fuelled 8.4 Peace 9. Israeli–Palestinian conflict 9.1 Origin history 9.2 Progress of the conflict 9.3 Peace initiatives 10. Conflict in Myanmar 10.1 A piece of history 10.2 Destiny of the Rohingya 10.3 Backgrounds Chapter 7 Beyond hate—Irenese 1. Training as a beacon against hatred 1.1 Developing a critical attitude 1.2 Citizenship education 1.3 Peace education 2. Building a strong community 3. Prevention 4. Towards recovery 4.1 Restorative work with young people 4.2 Restorative justice 4.3 Truth commissions 5. Forgiveness and reconciliation 5.1 Forgiveness 5.2 Path of forgiveness 5.3 Recognition of the other and oneself as a condition for forgiveness 5.4 Finally List of figures Bibliography Register