The impact of value similarity and power on the perception of threat
2012
Threat
perceptionis a powerful tool in international and intergroup conflict. Realists in
international relationsargue that the
perceptionof
threatin intergroup conflict is a function of power asymmetries between groups. In contrast, social constructivists in
international relationssuggest that a shared sense of identity or similarity can reduce, and in some cases eliminate,
perceptionsof intergroup
threat. Consequently,
threat
perceptionmight be influenced by both the value similarities and the power asymmetries between the ingroup and the
outgroup. In this article, we present an attempt to test empirically how individuals evaluate the similarity of cultural and political values compared with another nation (
outgroup) and assess its implications for cooperation among states in the international system. The results of two experiments demonstrate that both power and perceived value similarity play an important role in
threat
perceptionamong states and discuss implications for future research. Language: en
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