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Can war foster cooperation?
- 1.0461752 - NHÚ 2017 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Bauer, Michal - Blattman, C. - Chytilová, Julie - Henrich, J. - Miguel, E. - Mitts, T.
Can war foster cooperation?
Journal of Economic Perspectives. Roč. 30, č. 3 (2016), s. 249-274. ISSN 0895-3309. E-ISSN 1944-7965
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GBP402/12/G130
Institutional support: RVO:67985998
Keywords : war * conflict * cooperation
Subject RIV: AH - Economics
Impact factor: 5.727, year: 2016
In the past decade, nearly 20 studies have found a strong, persistent pattern in surveys and behavioral experiments from over 40 countries: individual exposure to war violence tends to increase social cooperation at the local level, including community participation and prosocial behavior. Thus while war has many negative legacies for individuals and societies, it appears to leave a positive legacy in terms of local cooperation and civic engagement. We discuss, synthesize, and reanalyze the emerging body of evidence and weigh alternative explanations. There is some indication that war violence enhances in-group or "parochial" norms and preferences especially, a finding that, if true, suggests that the rising social cohesion we document need not promote broader peace.
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