Ordered Rape : A Principal–Agent Analysis of Wartime Sexual Violence in the DR Congo

Schneider, Gerald; Banholzer, Lilli Susanne; Albarracin, Laura

Ordered Rape : A Principal–Agent Analysis of Wartime Sexual Violence in the DR Congo

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Date

2015

Authors

Schneider, Gerald

Banholzer, Lilli Susanne

Albarracin, Laura

Publication type

Journal article

Published in

Violence Against Women ; 21 (2015), 11. - pp. 1341-1363. - ISSN 1077-8012. - eISSN 1552-8448

Abstract

Policy makers and academics often contend that organizational anarchy permits soldiers to perpetrate sexual violence. A recent United Nations report supports this thesis especially with regard to the massive sexual abuse in the Congolese civil war. We challenge the anarchy argument and maintain, based on a principal-agent framework, that opportunistic military commanders can order their soldiers to rape through the use of sanctions and rewards. Our qualitative and quantitative analysis of a survey of 96 Congolese ex-soldiers shows that ordered rape is more likely in organizations where soldiers fear punishment and in which commanders distribute drugs as stimulants.

Subject (DDC)

320 Politics

Keywords

Einseitige Gewalt; Bürgerkrieg; Demokratische Republic Kongo; Sexuelle Gewalt

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SCHNEIDER, Gerald, Lilli Susanne BANHOLZER, Laura ALBARRACIN, 2015. Ordered Rape : A Principal–Agent Analysis of Wartime Sexual Violence in the DR Congo. In: Violence Against Women. 21(11), pp. 1341-1363. ISSN 1077-8012. eISSN 1552-8448. Available under: doi: 10.1177/1077801215593645

BibTex

@article{Schneider2015-11Order-31668,
  year={2015},
  doi={10.1177/1077801215593645},
  title={Ordered Rape : A Principal–Agent Analysis of Wartime Sexual Violence in the DR Congo},
  number={11},
  volume={21},
  issn={1077-8012},
  journal={Violence Against Women},
  pages={1341--1363},
  author={Schneider, Gerald and Banholzer, Lilli Susanne and Albarracin, Laura}
}

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