Violence, Displacement, and Support for Internally Displaced Persons

Evidence from Syria

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6284903
AutoresAlexandra C Hartman (0000-0001-6847-3734, Department of Political Science, University College London, United Kingdom), Benjamin S Morse (0000-0002-5765-6110, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, autor de correspondencia), Sigrid Weber (0000-0002-0640-8096, Department of Political Science, University College London, United Kingdom)
Año2021
Volumen65
Número10
Páginas1791-1819
Fecha de publicación2021-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/00220027211011523
OpenAlexW3160383097
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas12
Referencias citadas37

What is the legacy of war, violence, and displacement on altruism toward diverse populations suffering similar hardships today? Prior research suggests these hardships have the potential to increase empathy that can in turn motivate altruism across identity boundaries. We test this hypothesis using survey data collected in 2017 from over 2,000 Syrians living in rebel-held regions where many internally displaced persons (IDPs) sought refuge. We find that Syrians previously exposed to violence were more likely to host IDPs. Using a conjoint experiment to measure hosting preferences over different types of IDPs, we show that these individuals also preferred to host sick and vulnerable IDPs and outgroup IDPs from the Kurdish ethnic minority. However, they were less likely to host IDPs from the Christian minority, possibly due to their association with the government. These results suggest that empathy and politics both play an important role in shaping the relationship between violence, altruism, and intergroup behavior during conflict

Altruism (biology · Criminology · Displacement (psychology · Empathy · Ethnic group · Internally displaced person · Outgroup · Political science · Refugee · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Religion, Society, and Development · Social Psychology