Ethnic Politics and Conflict/Violence

Taylor & Francis

Ethnic Politics and Conflict/ViolenceState of the Field and New Directions\nAuthor(s): Erika Forsberg, Jhanna K. Birnir, Christian Davenport\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138742192, 978-1138742192\nSynopsis\nEthnicity is one of the most salient and enduring topics of social science, not least with regard to its potential link to political conflict/violence. Despite, or perhaps because of, the concepts significant use, all too seldom has the field paused to consider the state of our knowledge. For example, how do we define and conceive of ethnicity within the context of political conflict? What do we really know about the causal determinants of ethnic conflict? What has been the most useful development within this literature, and why? \n\nThis volume comprises reflections from an international range of prominent political scientists all engaged in the study of ethnicity and conflict/violence. They attempt to sy.