Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 309 pages)
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781009004190
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9781316518977
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9781009001953
Series Statement:
Problems of international politics
Content:
Ethnic riots are a costly and all too common occurrence during political transitions in multi-ethnic settings. Why do ethnic riots occur in certain parts of a country and not others? How does violence eventually decline? Drawing on rich case studies and quantitative evidence from Indonesia between 1990 and 2012, this book argues that patterns of ethnic rioting are not inevitably driven by inter-group animosity, weakness of state capacity, or local demographic composition. Rather, local ethnic elites strategically use violence to leverage their demands for political inclusion during political transition and that violence eventually declines as these demands are accommodated. Toha breaks new ground in showing that particular political reforms-increased political competition, direct local elections, and local administrative units partitioning-in ethnically diverse contexts can ameliorate political exclusion and reduce overall levels of violence between groups.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 Oct 2021)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781316518977
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Toha, Risa Rioting for representation Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2022 ISBN 9781316518977
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1017/9781009004190
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