Fear Not For Man? Armed conflict and social capital in Mali

Thomas Calvo, Emmanuelle Lavallée, Mireille Razafindrakoto () and François Roubaud
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Emmanuelle Lavallée: LEDa - Laboratoire d'Economie de Dauphine - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Mireille Razafindrakoto: DIAL - Développement, institutions et analyses de long terme, LEDa - Laboratoire d'Economie de Dauphine - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: This paper studies the effects of armed conflict on social capital in Mali, where a violent conflict has beenraging since 2012. We examine the conflict's impacts on associational membership using event location dataand unique survey data on governance, peace and security (GPS-SHaSA). We show that, in conflict-exposedareas, adult involvement in associations increases from 7 to 14 percentage points. Instrumental variable anddifference-in-differences strategies complementary mitigate reverse causation and omitted variable biases asestimated results remain very consistent. Robust estimations constrained to non-migrants samples also ruleout selection into migration. Yet this result, consistent with the argument that armed conflict cultivatessocial engagement, is not a positive outcome in the case of Mali. The increase is observed solely for familyand political associations, which are comparatively inward-looking and act as interest groups. We interpretthis finding as a form of withdrawal behind group or community boundaries, an interpretation supported byfurther analysis of interpersonal trust. This sort of withdrawal may exacerbate ethnic divisions and deepenthe conflict.

Keywords: Social capital; Conflict; Participation; Trust; Mali (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-10-06
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