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Beliefs about the Past and Trust: Evidence from Northern Iraq
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posted on 2021-02-20, 16:35 authored by Jens RydgrenJens Rydgren, Dana Sofi, Martin HällstenMartin HällstenThis paper examines beliefs about the past across ethnic groups in conflict ridden Northern Iraq, and the extent to which such beliefs are associated with interethnic trust and political trust. Using individual-level survey data collected in 2010 and 2011 in the cities of Erbil and Kirkuk, we show that beliefs about the past are strongly structured by ethnicity, but that the ethnic composition of friendship networks is an important moderating factor. Our results also indicate that beliefs about the past play a significant role in interethnic trust as beliefs about the past connected to particular ethnic groups are often associated with trust in these groups. Beliefs about the past are also shown to be associated with trust in political institutions.
History
Original title
Beliefs about the Past and Trust: Evidence from Northern IraqOriginal language
- English
ISSN
2002-7729Publication date
2016-01-22Affiliation (institution of first SU-affiliated author)
- 310 Sociologiska institutionen | Department of Sociology