Collective Remembrance and Private Choice: German-Greek Conflict and Consumer Behavior in Times of Crisis
American Political Science Review 117(3), pp. 851-870 (2023)
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Abstract
How is collective memory formed and when does it impact behavior? During World War II, German troops occupying Greece carried out numerous massacres, often as reprisals for partisan attacks. During the recent Greek sovereign debt crisis, political conflict erupted between the German and Greek governments; German car sales in Greece declined. Reductions were greatest in areas affected by German reprisals.
Vasiliki Fouka, Hans-Joachim Voth (2023). “Collective Remembrance and Private Choice: German-Greek Conflict and Consumer Behavior in Times of Crisis.” American Political Science Review.