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Series:   Elements in Experimental Political Science

Defection Denied

A Study of Civilian Support for Insurgency in Irregular War

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 March 2022

David S. Siroky ,
Valery Dzutsati  and
Lenka Bustikova
David S. Siroky
Affiliation:
University of Essex
Valery Dzutsati
Affiliation:
University of Kansas
Lenka Bustikova
Affiliation:
University of Oxford

Summary

How can researchers obtain reliable responses on sensitive issues in dangerous settings? This Element elucidates ways for researchers to use unobtrusive experimental methods to elicit answers to risky, taboo, and threatening questions in dangerous social environments. The methods discussed in this Element help social scientists to encourage respondents to express their true preferences and to reduce bias, while protecting them, local survey organizations, and researchers. The Element is grounded in an original study of civilian support for the jihadi insurgency in the Russian North Caucasus in Dagestan that assesses theories about wartime attitudes toward militant groups. We argue that sticky identities, security threats, and economic dependence curb the ability of civilians to switch loyalties.
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Series: Elements in Experimental Political Science
Online ISBN: 9781009025539
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication: 05 May 2022

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