Economic Actors as Human Rights Watchers: The Effects of Government Sexual Violence on Foreign Direct Investment

IF 1.7 2区社会学 Q2 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Foreign Policy Analysis Pub Date : 2023-01-20 DOI:10.1093/fpa/orad001

S. O. Adelaiye, Chhandosi Roy, Mehwish Sarwari

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Abstract

Do reports of sexual violence by state forces influence foreign direct investment? While studies have examined the impact of government human rights performance on FDI, how investors react to civilian victimization during wartime remains understudied. We investigate this with a focus on conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV). We argue that sexual violence by state governments results in the loss of FDI during conflict due to reputational and economic costs faced by foreign investors. With increasing international developments on CRSV, ties to governments that perpetrate sexual violence can be harmful to how the global community perceives foreign corporations. Moreover, government sexual violence signals that the government is relatively weaker than its opponent, creating uncertainties for foreign corporations regarding future investment opportunities in the host state. Analyzing sexual violence by government forces for all civil conflicts from 1989 to 2008, our findings show a decline in FDI as government sexual violence increases.

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作为人权观察者的经济行为者:政府性暴力对外国直接投资的影响

国家部队性暴力的报道是否影响外国直接投资?虽然有研究审查了政府人权表现对外国直接投资的影响，但投资者对战时平民受害的反应仍未得到充分研究。我们的调查重点是与冲突有关的性暴力(CRSV)。我们认为，由于外国投资者面临的声誉和经济成本，邦政府的性暴力导致冲突期间外国直接投资的损失。随着CRSV在国际上的日益发展，与实施性暴力的政府的联系可能会损害国际社会对外国公司的看法。此外，政府性暴力表明政府相对弱于对手，这给外国公司在东道国的未来投资机会带来了不确定性。通过对1989年至2008年所有国内冲突中政府军性暴力的分析，我们发现，随着政府性暴力的增加，外国直接投资有所下降。

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Foreign Policy Analysis INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS-

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