Intergroup contact, forgiveness, and experience of "the troubles" in Northern Ireland by Hewstone, M, Cairns, E, Voci, A, Hamberger, J, Niens, U

Impact of pre-war and post-war intergroup contact on intergroup relations and mental health: Evidence from a Bosnian sample by Voci, A, Hadziosmanovic, E, Cakal, H, Veneziani, C, Hewstone, M

“…Structural equation models with latent variables showed that postwar contact had beneficial effects, being positively related to outgroup trust and intergroup forgiveness, and negatively associated with social distance. …”

Intergroup contact and intergroup conflict by Hewstone, M, Lolliot, S, Swart, H, Myers, E, Voci, A, Ramiah, A, Cairns, E

“…We report on our efforts to add to the emerging body of literature by (a) exploring the possible roles that direct and extended contact play in (post-) conflict societies; (b) asking when we might-or might not-expect contact to positively affect more demanding outcomes (such as intergroup trust and forgiveness); and (c) by investigating the processes by which contact achieves these outcomes. …”