Cross-Border Media and Nationalism: Evidence from Serbian Radio in Croatia
Stefano Dellavigna
(1)
,
Ruben Enikolopov
(2, 3, 4)
,
Vera Mironova
(5)
,
Maria Petrova
(2, 3, 4)
,
Ekaterina Zhuravskaya
(4, 6, 7)
1
LBNL -
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory [Berkeley]
2 IPEG - Institute for Political Economy and Governance
3 UPF - Universitat Pompeu Fabra [Barcelona]
4 NES - New Economic School
5 University of Maryland [College Park]
6 PSE - Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques
7 PSE - Paris School of Economics
2 IPEG - Institute for Political Economy and Governance
3 UPF - Universitat Pompeu Fabra [Barcelona]
4 NES - New Economic School
5 University of Maryland [College Park]
6 PSE - Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques
7 PSE - Paris School of Economics
Ekaterina Zhuravskaya
- Fonction : Auteur
- PersonId : 743571
- IdHAL : ekaterina-zhuravskaya
- ORCID : 0000-0002-3496-2086
- IdRef : 177655267
Résumé
How do nationalistic media affect animosity between ethnic groups? We consider one of Europe's deadliest conflicts since WWII, the Serbo-Croatian conflict. We show that, after a decade of peace, cross-border nationalistic Serbian radio triggers ethnic hatred toward Serbs in Croatia. Mostly attracted by nonpolitical content, many Croats listen to Serbian public radio (intended for Serbs in Serbia) whenever signal is available. As a result, the vote for extreme nationalist parties is higher and ethnically offensive graffiti are more common in Croatian villages with Serbian radio reception. A laboratory experiment confirms that Serbian radio exposure causes anti-Serbian sentiment among Croats.
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Economies et financesFormat du dépôt | Notice |
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Type de dépôt | Article dans une revue |
Titre |
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Cross-Border Media and Nationalism: Evidence from Serbian Radio in Croatia
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Résumé |
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How do nationalistic media affect animosity between ethnic groups? We consider one of Europe's deadliest conflicts since WWII, the Serbo-Croatian conflict. We show that, after a decade of peace, cross-border nationalistic Serbian radio triggers ethnic hatred toward Serbs in Croatia. Mostly attracted by nonpolitical content, many Croats listen to Serbian public radio (intended for Serbs in Serbia) whenever signal is available. As a result, the vote for extreme nationalist parties is higher and ethnically offensive graffiti are more common in Croatian villages with Serbian radio reception. A laboratory experiment confirms that Serbian radio exposure causes anti-Serbian sentiment among Croats.
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Auteur(s) |
Stefano Dellavigna
1
, Ruben Enikolopov
2, 3, 4
, Vera Mironova
5
, Maria Petrova
2, 3, 4
, Ekaterina Zhuravskaya
4, 6, 7
1
LBNL -
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory [Berkeley]
( 82005 )
- 1 Cyclotron Rd. MS 50A-1148, Berkeley, CA 94720
- États-Unis
2
IPEG -
Institute for Political Economy and Governance
( 262675 )
- Espagne
3
UPF -
Universitat Pompeu Fabra [Barcelona]
( 128785 )
- Plaça de la Mercè, 10-12 - 08002 Barcelona
- Espagne
4
NES -
New Economic School
( 154522 )
- Suite 1721, Nakhimovskii Prospekt 47, 117418 Moscow
- Russie
5
University of Maryland [College Park]
( 75866 )
- College Park, MD 20742
- États-Unis
6
PSE -
Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques
( 139754 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
7
PSE -
Paris School of Economics
( 301309 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Nom de la revue |
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Audience |
Non spécifiée
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Date de publication |
2014-07
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Volume |
6
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Numéro |
3
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Page/Identifiant |
103-132
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Mots-clés (JEL) |
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Financement |
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Mots-clés |
en
Nationalism, Croatia
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DOI | 10.1257/app.6.3.103 |
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