Unexpectedly Mortal: The Effects of Political Violence and Commemoration on Pro-Social Behavior

Vladimir Zabolotskiy

Journal of Historical Political Economy, 2022, vol. 2, issue 1, 65-87

Abstract: In this paper, I address collective memory as a potential transmission vehicle and study how the commemoration of political violence might promote the associated effects. I exploit variation in the location of 1930s political arrest sites in Moscow and in the locations of memorial plaques that commemorate these arrests. I find that individuals currently residing nearby the arrest sites are less likely to engage in pro-social behavior, namely online donations. Most importantly, the effect appears insignificant in the absence of commemoration. These findings suggest that commemoration and collective memory revitalization might play a crucial role in the persistence of historical legacies even in transient communities.

Keywords: Political violence; collective memory; pro-social behavior; persistence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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