Publication: Propaganda and conflict: evidence from the Rwandan genocide
Propaganda and conflict: evidence from the Rwandan genocide
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Yanagizawa-Drott, D. (2014). Propaganda and conflict: evidence from the Rwandan genocide. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 129(4), 1947–1994. https://doi.org/10.1093/qje/qju020
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This article investigates the role of mass media in times of conflict and state-sponsored mass violence against civilians. We use a unique village-level data set from the Rwandan genocide to estimate the impact of a popular radio station that encouraged violence against the Tutsi minority population. The results show that the broadcasts had a significant effect on participation in killings by both militia groups and ordinary civilians. An estimated 51,000 perpetrators, or approximately 10% of the overall violence, can be attributed to
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Yanagizawa-Drott, D. (2014). Propaganda and conflict: evidence from the Rwandan genocide. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 129(4), 1947–1994. https://doi.org/10.1093/qje/qju020
