History and Ethnic Conflict: Does Precolonial Centralization Matter?

How does the trajectory of precolonial political institutions affect contemporary ethnic conflict? I argue that ethnic groups that were governed by centralized political institutions in the precolonial period are more likely to be associated with armed conflict in the present, but that colonial stat...

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Published in:	International Studies Quarterly Vol. 63; no. 2; pp. 417 - 432
Main Author:	Ray, Subhasish
Format:	Article
Published:	Oxford University Press / USA Jun2019
Subjects:	Ethnic conflict Imperialism Political autonomy Nation building Police Organizational structure British colonies
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost