Gendered Repercussions of Violence: How Armed Conflict Shapes Punishment Preferences for Crimes in E
Summer Lindsey
Columbia University
Abstract:
To what extent and how does armed conflict shape the sanctioning environment for rape and domestic violence in its aftermath? Using a novel quantitative measurement method in a series of 80 focus groups across 20 villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo along with a matched pair design, this paper tests the theory that community exposure to violence during armed conflict alters sanctioning of sexual and domestic violence by affecting both individual preferences and dynamics of group behavior. Ultimately, this paper aims to provide a norms theory about shifts in permissive conditions for sexual and domestic violence as a result of armed conflict.
Discussants:
Milli Lake (London School of Economics)
Kyle Beardsley (Duke University)
Jacob Shapiro (Princeton University)
OPSC Coordinator:
Emily Hencken Ritter (University of California Merced)
Graduate Assistant:
Peter D. Carey II (University of California Merced)
