ethnic conflict
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How does cultural distance shape conflict?
How does cultural distance affect the prevalence of ethnic civil conflict and conflict-related sexual violence?
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Historical legacies and African development
The effect of colonisation on Africa’s modernisation is a highly contentious and emotional debate. The reality is trickier than you think.
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Drawing the line: The short- and long-term consequences of partitioning India
The economic and political consequences of the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947
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About ethnic conflicts, inequality, and rainfall in Africa
There is a lively debate about the role of inequality as a trigger of ethnic conflicts. This column reports groundbreaking research into the effect of the amount of regional rainfall on crops, which is used to measure inequality between ethnic groups. Inequality caused by the weather's effect on crops has a large and significant impact on the prevalence of ethnic conflict. This effect is strongest when a lack of rainfall penalises ethnic groups with no access to power.