The “contact hypothesis”: Critical reflections and future directions

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How do we get people into contact? Predictors of intergroup contact and drivers of contact seeking (2020, background): “In fact, research indicates that not only do individuals not take up opportunities for contact, but some individuals even actively avoid intergroup contact (Al Ramiah et al., 2015; Bettencourt et al., 2019; McKeown & Dixon, 2017).”
Does negative contact undermine attempts to improve intergroup relations? Deepening the understanding of negative contact and its consequences for intergroup contact research and interventions (2021, background): “…understanding of what negative intergroup contact is and where it takes place, we next address calls for contact research—especially in the realm of negative intergroup contact—to take a more qualitative look at situations of intergroup contact (e.g., Keil & Koschate, 2020; McKeown & Dixon, 2017).”
Seeking and avoiding intergroup contact: Future frontiers of research on building social integration (2018, background): “…spatial and temporal entering and exiting of public spaces like beaches, lecture theaters and cafeterias, and seating patterns within those and other spaces: Alexander & Tredoux, 2010; Al Ramiah, Schmid, Hewstone, & Floe, 2015; Dixon & Durrheim, 2003; for a broad discussion, McKeown & Dixon, 2017).”