| ID | 128966 |
| Title Proper | Social norms in the aftermath of ethnic violence |
| Other Title Information | ethnicity and fairness in non-costly decision making |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Whitt, Sam |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This study considers prospects for the revitalization of social norms after ethnic violence using a behavioral experiment in postwar Bosnia. In the experiment, subjects are asked to distribute a ten-unit monetary sum between two anonymous recipients of random ethnicity. The results indicate a surprisingly high number of egalitarian distributions across ethnicity, which is interpreted as evidence of a norm of fairness. Discriminating behavior in the experiment is explained as a product of ethnic parochialism (rewarding co-ethnics and punishing non-co-ethnics). Overall, the experiment speaks to the resiliency of an important aspect of pro-social behavior after violence-impartiality in the treatment of others. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Conflict Resolution Vol.58, No.1; February 2014: p.93-119 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Conflict Resolution Vol.58, No.1; February 2014: p.93-119 |
| Key Words | Ethnic Conflict ; Norms ; Fairness ; Experiment ; Dictator Game ; Bosnia ; Ethnicity ; War ; Post War ; Ethnic Violence ; Random Ethnicity ; Conflicts |