Improving Intergroup Relations focuses on emerging research directions for improving intergroup relations, a field which has been largely influenced and inspired by the life contributions of Thomas F. Pettigrew. The book * Contains 18 original articles written in an accessible style by experts in psychology and related disciplines * Suggests practical strategies for improving intergroup relations * Looks at intergroup relations from the early influence of Dr. Pettigrew and how his seminal work has fostered many new developments in the field * Explores the implications of intergroup research for the promotion of social change