Egoism and Altruism in Intergroup Conflict
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6285769 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simon Varaine (0000-0003-1484-3087, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Sciences Po Grenoble, PACTE, Grenoble, France), Raul Magni-Berton (0000-0002-9973-0032, ESPOL-LAB, Université Catholique de Lille, Lille, France), Ismaël Benslimane (0000-0001-9179-7737, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France), Paolo Crosetto (0000-0002-9153-0159, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INRAE, CNRS, Grenoble INP, GAEL, Grenoble, France) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 348-380 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00220027231164928 |
| OpenAlex | W4362574893 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 82 |
Studies have shown that intergroup conflict may result from two distinct human motives: the desire to obtain personal retributions from conflict ( egoism), and the desire to sacrifice for the benefit of the ingroup ( parochial altruism). Yet, the relative strength of these motives is open to debate. In this study, we compare behaviors in two Intergroup Prisoner’s Dilemmas (IPD), which respectively capture altruistic and egoistic motives to generate conflict. Egoistic motives result in about 40% more conflict than altruistic motives. Yet, parochial altruism generates more conflict when three conditions are gathered: i) other ingroup members are parochial altruists, ii) the outgroup is aggressive and iii) the outgroup is rich. Implications regarding the diverging structural causes of terrorism and civil wars are discussed
Altruism (biology · Ethical egoism · Group conflict · In-group favoritism · Ingroups and outgroups · Outgroup · Parochialism · Political science · Prosocial behavior · Sacrifice · Social group · Social identity theory · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies · Law · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |