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Commitment to the “National†in Post-Conflict Countries: Public and Private Security Provision in Lebanon

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  • Melani Cammett
  • Christiana Parreira
  • Dominika Kruszewska-Eduardo
  • Sami Atallah

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A core function of contemporary states is to ensure the security of their citizens. Yet in many post-conflict settings, non-state actors provide security alongside the state, typically prioritizing their own ascriptive groups and potentially undercutting a sense of national political community. When do citizens prefer group-specific versus national security? While most studies focus on individual psychological factors, we argue that group-level characteristics also shape political preferences. Based on a conjoint experiment in Lebanon, we explore the relative appeal of group-specific versus national pledges to assure protection. We find that respondents view national security provision quite positively, while members of communities with stronger group-specific security simultaneously favor private provision. Individuals with closer ties to credible group security providers are also more likely to prefer those services. Citizens therefore do not see a clear trade-off between private and public protection, while group-specific legacies mediate heterogeneity in support for pluralist security provision.

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  • Melani Cammett & Christiana Parreira & Dominika Kruszewska-Eduardo & Sami Atallah, 2022. "Commitment to the “National†in Post-Conflict Countries: Public and Private Security Provision in Lebanon," Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 66(7-8), pages 1235-1262, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:sae:jocore:v:66:y:2022:i:7-8:p:1235-1262
    DOI: 10.1177/00220027221079401
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