The Long-run Impact of Wars on Political Efficacy: The Case of South Korean Vietnam War Veterans

• In Event: State Building and War Making in East Asia

Brief Overview

Using original survey data on over 23,000 surviving South Korean Vietnam War veterans, Joo and Shin show that the duration of deployment and war-induced PTSD impacts political efficacy measured 50 years after the war.

Authors

• Hojung Joo, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

• Hwayong Shin, Dartmouth College