Impact of forced displacement on the development of social preferences and trust in children in the Sahel region (FORDIS)

Lead-PI: Marie Claire Villeval, Université de Lyon

Consortium: Jean Decety, University of Chicago; Rhea Luana Arini, University of Lincoln.

Funders: ANR, NSF, UKRI

 

Summary:

The FORDIS project examines the development of social preferences, trust, and social norms in children exposed to forced displacement due to intergroup conflicts in Burkina Faso applying a multidisciplinary approach that includes education, behavioural economics and developmental psychology. The project will evaluate fairness, trust, trustworthiness, and cooperation, and the perception of gender social norms (specifically, genital mutilations and forced child marriage). This project is contributing to our understanding of the development of social preferences and how they can be affected by forced displacement and the associated uncertainty. It will be used to inform policy interventions to foster prosocial motivations, trust, and social norms that discourage violence, promote cooperation, and sustain democracy.