Research project Romeo and Juliet got married: estimating the time required for marriages between descendants of opposing sides in civic conflicts to become socially acceptable This project investigates how many generations are required for a population to overcome a historical conflict and the factors that either accelerate or hinder its resolution. We measure conflict resolution over time using the frequency of marriages between and within descendants of the original opposing groups. Our focus is on Italian data concerning the 1943-45 conflict between fascists and anti-fascists, but the analysis can be extended to other countries facing similar conflicts. Print Share: Share on Facebook Share on BlueSky Share on X Share on LinkedIn Send by email This project has received funding via the EUI Research Council call 2024. A large literature has shown that it is costly for a society if the descendants of former enemies in a historical conflict continue to harbor animosity for many generations. The novel aim of this project is to develop a methodology to determine how many generations are needed for a population to reconcile a historical conflict and to identify the factors that accelerate or impede this process. Specifically, we assess the degree of conflict resolution over time by examining the frequency of marriages both between and within descendants of the original opposing groups.