Social Cohesion and Community Displacement in Armed Conflict

IF 4.8 1区社会学 Q1 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

International Security Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1162/isec_a_00452

D. Arnon, Richard J. McAlexander, Michael A. Rubin

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Abstract

Abstract What are the origins of conflict-related population displacement? Why do some communities in conflict zones suffer mass casualties while others evade conflict violence? Whether civilians migrate before or after belligerent operations in their vicinity influences the scale of casualties and population displacement in war. “Preemptive evacuation” is a specific manifestation of forced displacement, in which whole communities leave their homes before belligerents attempt to seize control in their local area. In conflicts involving strategic civilian-targeted violence, social cohesion, by promoting collective action, enhances communities’ capabilities to mobilize collective migration, thereby increasing the likelihood of preemptive evacuation. An investigation of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War probes the plausibility of the theory. Detailed information about Arab Palestinian villages in the previously restricted Village Files is used to construct a village-level dataset, which measures social cohesion and other social, political, and economic characteristics. These documents and data provide crucial sources of evidence to researchers investigating Palestinian society and development, the origins of Israel's statehood, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Findings suggest that areas where communities lack social cohesion may suffer higher casualties from targeted violence, signaling a need for urgent diplomatic and humanitarian prevention or mitigation efforts.

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武装冲突中的社会凝聚力和社区流离失所

与冲突有关的人口流离失所的根源是什么?为什么冲突地区的一些社区遭受大规模伤亡，而另一些社区却逃避冲突暴力?平民是否在其附近的交战行动之前或之后迁移影响战争中伤亡和人口流离失所的规模。“先发制人的撤离”是强迫流离失所的一种具体表现，即整个社区在交战方试图控制其所在地区之前离开家园。在涉及针对平民的战略性暴力冲突中，社会凝聚力通过促进集体行动，增强了社区动员集体移徙的能力，从而增加了先发制人撤离的可能性。对1948年阿以战争的调查探究了这一理论的合理性。以前受限制的村庄文件中有关阿拉伯巴勒斯坦村庄的详细信息被用于构建村庄级别的数据集，该数据集衡量社会凝聚力和其他社会、政治和经济特征。这些文件和数据为研究巴勒斯坦社会和发展、以色列建国的起源以及巴以冲突的研究人员提供了重要的证据来源。调查结果表明，社区缺乏社会凝聚力的地区可能因有针对性的暴力而遭受更高的伤亡，这表明需要紧急开展外交和人道主义预防或缓解努力。

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International Security Social Sciences-Law

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7.40

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