Title Herding, warfare, and a culture of honor : global evidence / Yiming Cao, Benjamin Enke, Armin Falk, Paola Giuliano and Nathan Nunn

Published London : Centre for Economic Policy Research, 2021

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Description 1 online resource (64 pages) : illustrations, maps Series Discussion paper series, 0265-8003 ; no. 16569 Labour economics Economic history Discussion paper (Centre for Economic Policy Research (Great Britain)) ; no. 16569. Summary According to the widely known 'culture of honor' hypothesis from social psychology, traditional herding practices are believed to have generated a value system that is conducive to revenge-taking and violence. We test this idea at a global scale using a combination of ethnographic records, historical folklore information, global data on contemporary conflict events, and large-scale surveys. The data show systematic links between traditional herding practices and a culture of honor. First, the culture of pre-industrial societies that relied on animal herding emphasizes violence, punishment, and revenge-taking. Second, contemporary ethnolinguistic groups that historically subsisted more strongly on herding have more frequent and severe conflict today. Third, the contemporary descendants of herders report being more willing to take revenge and punish unfair behavior in the globally representative Global Preferences Survey. In all, the evidence supports the idea that this form of economic subsistence generated a functional psychology that has persisted until today and plays a role in shaping conflict across the globe Notes "Published 21 September 2021" "Submitted 20 September 2021" Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 15-17) Notes Description based on online resource; title from http://www.cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=16569 viewed September 21, 2021 Subject Violence -- Psychological aspects -- History Punishment -- Psychological aspects -- History War -- Psychological aspects -- History War -- Economic aspects -- History Culture -- Psychological aspects -- History Culture -- Economic aspects -- History Herding -- Economic aspects -- History Economic history. Culture -- Economic aspects. Culture -- Psychological aspects. Economic history. Punishment -- Psychological aspects. Violence -- Psychological aspects. War -- Economic aspects. War -- Psychological aspects. Genre/Form History. Form Electronic book Author Enke, Benjamin, author Falk, Armin, author. Giuliano, Paola, author. Nunn, Nathan, author. Centre for Economic Policy Research (Great Britain), publisher.

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