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Jansen, Bianca (2020)

Obedience to Authority in War Tribunals: A comparative study between the Milgram Experiment and the My Lai massacre

Bachelor thesis | International Studies (BA)
This paper includes an analysis of the Milgram Experiment in order to compare the behaviour of both the subjects in the experiment to the My Lai massacre war veterans of the Vietnam War. There is a comparison possible, however Milgram has failed to include some aspects of a real life case study.
war
psychology
Vietnam war
Milgram Experiment
comparative study
Author
Jansen, Bianca
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Specialisation
BA International Studies, North America
Supervisors
Heere, Cees
ECTS Credits
15
Language
en