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The Laws of War and Public Opinion: An Experimental Study

Harvard Dataverse (Africa Rice Center, Bioversity International, CCAFS, CIAT, IFPRI, IRRI and WorldFish)

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Title The Laws of War and Public Opinion: An Experimental Study
 
Identifier https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/27858
 
Creator Chilton, Adam
 
Publisher Harvard Dataverse
 
Description Research examining whether the laws of war change state behavior has produced conflicting results, and limitations of observational studies have stalled progress on the topic. To bring new evidence to the debate, I have conducted a survey experiment that directly tests whether one mechanism hypothesized to drive compliance with international law—changes in public opinion—creates pressure to comply with the laws of war. The results provide qualified support to research suggesting that democracies may comply with the laws of war when there is the expectation of reciprocity.