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The cost of dehumanization: How political rhetoric shapes public resistance to cooperation with adversaries

Cooperation and Conflict

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Abstract

Cooperation and Conflict, Volume 61, Issue 1, Page 3-31, March 2026.
Policymakers evoke dehumanizing images when talking about their country’s traditional adversaries. Despite tough rhetoric, when national security interests are at stake, politicians do change their discourse and are willing to engage in pragmatic ...