A note on the endogeneity of attacker and defender roles in asymmetric conflicts
- Author(s)
- Hannes Rusch, Robert Böhm
- Abstract
We argue that the roles of attacker and defender in asymmetric intergroup conflict are structurally ambiguous and their perception is likely to be subjectively biased. Although this allows for endogenous selection into each role, we argue that claiming the role of the defender likely is more advantageous for conflict participants.
- Organisation(s)
- External organisation(s)
- Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Philipps Universität Marburg
- Journal
- Behavioral and Brain Sciences
- Volume
- 42
- No. of pages
- 2
- ISSN
- 0140-525X
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X19000748
- Publication date
- 08-2019
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 501021 Social psychology
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Physiology, Behavioral Neuroscience
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/7c968a59-1df1-449a-98fb-076d06f313cf