Essays about: "ethnic fractionalization"

Found 5 essays containing the words ethnic fractionalization.

  1. 1. A closer look at war: analyzing the determinants of conflict in Mozambique during 2013-2021 using geo-referenced data

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Fátima de Arriba Moreno; [2022]
    Keywords : conflicts; vertical inequality; horizontal inequality; ethnic fractionalization; natural resources; climate change; zero-inflated negative binomial model; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The relationship between inequality and conflict has been widely studied in the literature, finding non-significant results. However, the availability of new statistical software and geographical databases has boosted new literature on the topic, focusing on the regional level. READ MORE

  3. 2. Countdown to Extinction : A comparative case study of ethnically motivated and climate change-induced communal conflict in Nigeria and Bangladesh

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Gustav Niläng; [2021]
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    Abstract : Seven years ago, Wegenast and Basedau (2014) refurbished the greed and grievance theory made famous by Collier and Hoeffler, and championed an argument that ethnic fractionalization combined with an abundance of natural resources could especially spur internal conflict in a society. Their theory is the inspiration for this thesis which theorizes that climate change-induced decrease of, and subsequent competition for, natural resources and arable land will risk escalating to communal conflict, which is an underrepresented form of plausible conflict in climate change-triggered settings. READ MORE

  4. 3. Can Ethnic Diversity Explain the Varying Effects of Regional Trade Agreements?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Alexandra Sundmark; [2020]
    Keywords : Preferential Trade; Ethnic Fractionalization; Ethnic Polarisation; Heterogeneous Effects; PPML; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : In response to the recent stagnation of global economic integration, a large part of world trade today transpires within the boundaries of regional trade agreements (RTAs). However, trade effects are heterogeneous both across and within RTAs - a phenomenon not fully understood. READ MORE

  5. 4. THE LINK BETWEEN ETHNIC FRACTIONALIZATION AND CORRUPTION REVISED Ethnic voting in Africa

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Håkan Bernhardsson; [2019-08-08]
    Keywords : ethnic fractionalization; corruption; ethnic voting;

    Abstract : This thesis revisits the relationship between ethnic fractionalization and corruption in Africa. An earlier literature argues that ethnic fractionalization leads to corruption via mechanisms involving ethnic favoritism. READ MORE

  6. 5. Fighting Corruption: A Cross-National Study on the Effect of Reserved Legislative Seats for Ethnic Groups on Corruption

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ludvig Stendahl; [2016]
    Keywords : corruption; reserved seats; national legislature; quotas; minorities; ethnic groups; representation; power-sharing; governance;

    Abstract : The aim of this paper is to examine the relationship between reserved seats for ethnic groups in national legislatures and corruption. In 2008, over 30 countries were reserving seats for ethnic groups in their national legislature. READ MORE