The Effect of Biased Peacekeepers on Building Trust

IF 3.2 Q1 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Journal of Experimental Political Science Pub Date : 2023-06-08 DOI:10.1017/XPS.2023.12

Jared Oestman, Rick K. Wilson

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Abstract

Do unbiased third-party peacekeepers build trust between groups in the aftermath of conflict? Theoretically, we point out that unbiased peacekeepers are the most effective at promoting trust. To isolate the causal effect of bias on trust, we use an iterated trust game in a laboratory setting. Groups that previously engaged in conflict are put into a setting in which they choose to trust or reciprocate any trust. Our findings suggest that biased monitors impede trust while unbiased monitors promote cooperative exchanges over time. The findings contribute to the peacekeeping literature by highlighting impartiality as an important condition under which peacekeepers build trust post-conflict.

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有偏见的维和人员对建立信任的影响

没有偏见的第三方维和人员是否在冲突后建立了团体之间的信任？从理论上讲，我们指出，不偏不倚的维和人员在促进信任方面最为有效。为了分离偏见对信任的因果影响，我们在实验室环境中使用了迭代信任博弈。以前参与冲突的群体被置于一个他们选择信任或回报任何信任的环境中。我们的研究结果表明，随着时间的推移，有偏见的监督员会阻碍信任，而无偏见的监督员则会促进合作交流。调查结果突出了公正性是维和人员在冲突后建立信任的一个重要条件，从而为维和文献做出了贡献。

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Journal of Experimental Political Science Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science

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5.10

自引率

8.30%

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