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Sacred bounds on rational resolution of violent political conflict.


ABSTRACT: We report a series of experiments carried out with Palestinian and Israeli participants showing that violent opposition to compromise over issues considered sacred is (i) increased by offering material incentives to compromise but (ii) decreased when the adversary makes symbolic compromises over their own sacred values. These results demonstrate some of the unique properties of reasoning and decision-making over sacred values. We show that the use of material incentives to promote the peaceful resolution of political and cultural conflicts may backfire when adversaries treat contested issues as sacred values.

SUBMITTER: Ginges J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1863499 | biostudies-literature | 2007 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Sacred bounds on rational resolution of violent political conflict.

Ginges Jeremy J   Atran Scott S   Medin Douglas D   Shikaki Khalil K  

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20070425 18


We report a series of experiments carried out with Palestinian and Israeli participants showing that violent opposition to compromise over issues considered sacred is (i) increased by offering material incentives to compromise but (ii) decreased when the adversary makes symbolic compromises over their own sacred values. These results demonstrate some of the unique properties of reasoning and decision-making over sacred values. We show that the use of material incentives to promote the peaceful r  ...[more]

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