TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Ordered rape: a principal-agent analysis of wartime sexual violence in the DR Congo
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Schneider, Gerald
A1  - Banholzer, Lilli
A1  - Albarracin, Laura
SP  - 1341
EP  - 1363
VL  - 21
IS  - 11
N2  - Policy makers and academics often contend that organizational anarchy permits soldiers to perpetrate sexual violence. A recent United Nations report supports this thesis especially with regard to the massive sexual abuse in the Congolese civil war. We challenge the anarchy argument and maintain, based on a principal-agent framework, that opportunistic military commanders can order their soldiers to rape through the use of sanctions and rewards. Our qualitative and quantitative analysis of a survey of 96 Congolese ex-soldiers shows that ordered rape is more likely in organizations where soldiers fear punishment and in which commanders distribute drugs as stimulants.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801215593645
ID  - ref1
ER  -