Conflict and Cooperation in Multi-Ethnic States : Institutional Incentives, Myths and Counter-Balancing

ISBN-13: 9780415433914 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 208 str.

Shoup; Donal J. Sexton

Opis

Interethnic competition in plural societies is often characterized by a 'counterbalance' of political and economic strength between different groups. This book develops a model that explains how and why interethnic bargains between rival groups can erode given different institutional configurations.

Spis treści

1. Ethnic Identity, Economic Power, and Conflict  2. Ethnic Mythologies and Formal Institutions  3. A Theory of Conflict and Cooperation in Counterbalanced States  4. Fiji: "A Nationalist Iceberg" in the Pacific  5. Of Ballots and Tall-Grass: Malaysia’s Quasi-Democracy and Ethnic Relations  6. South Africa: A Rainbow Nation in Zimbabwe’s Shadow  7. Conclusion

O autorze

Brian Shoup received his PhD from Indiana University, where he is now the Assistant Director of the Indiana Democracy Consortium.