Horizontal Inequalities and Conflict: Understanding Group Violence in Multiethnic Societies 2008th Edition
Author(s): F. Stewart
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication Date: April 24, 2008
Edition: 2008th
Language: English
Print length: 385 pages
ISBN-10: 0230516807
ISBN-13: 9780230516809
Book Description
Drawing on econometric evidence and in-depth studies of West Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia, this book explores how horizontal inequalities – ethnic, religious or racial – are a source of violent conflict and how political, economic and cultural status inequalities have contributed. Policies to reverse inequality would reduce these risks.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘This interdisciplinary volume provides a fresh look at a perennial problem: the role of economic inequality in producing intergroup conflict. Its wealth of insights from its distinguished authors will stimulate academic and policy debate for years to come.’ – Donald L. Horowitz, James B. Duke Professor of Law and Political Science, Duke University, USA
‘Innovative and insightful, this is a timely book now that both the disequalising forces of globalisation and internecine conflicts over resources have heightened ethnic and racial conflicts in many countries. This is not only an excellent academic text but also an accessible source for all engaged in peace building and conflict prevention.’ – Thandika Mkandawire, Director, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
‘…high-quality, innovative empirical research…’ – Journal of Peace Research
About the Author
GRAHAM BROWN is Research Officer, Southeast Asia, the Centre for Research on Inequality, Human Security and Ethnicity (CRISE), University of Oxford, UK CORINNE CAUMARTIN is Research Officer, Latin America, CRISE, University of Oxford, UK MATTHEW GIBNEY is Reader in Forced Migration and Senior Researcher specializing in political theory, CRISE, University of Oxford, UK GEORGE GRAY MOLINA is the Cooridinator of the Bolivian Human Development Report at UNDP-Bolivia and partner researcher, CRISE, University of Oxford, UK ARNIM LANGER is Research Officer in Economics and Politics, West Africa, CRISE, University of Oxford, UK LUCA MANCINI is Research Officer in Applied Econometrics, CRISE, University of Oxford, UK GUDRUN ØSTBY is part-time Researcher at the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO), Norway FRANCES STEWART is Professor of Development Economics and Director of CRISE, University of Oxford, UK ROSEMARY THORP is University Reader in the Economics of Latin America and Senior Researcher responsible for the Latin American Programme at CRISE, University of Oxford, UK
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