Collective Memories and War Mobilization: Evidence from Two International Wars

• In Event: Conflict and Memories: Comparative Evidence on Victimization and Political Outcomes

Brief Overview

This paper studies how Japanese wartime atrocities during the Sino-Japanese War impacted Chinese mobilization for the Korean War, illustrating how collective memories of foreign victimization can boost future war mobilization by the new state.

Authors

• Ning He, New York University

• Ji Yeon (Jean) Yeon Hong, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor