Ethnic conflict and civic engagement

Description

It is sometimes very puzzling that, despite ethnic diversity, some places (villages, towns, or cities) manage to remain peaceful, whereas others experience violence. This paper explains how the characteristics of civic engagement in a particular place influence the occurrence of conflict there. The paper shows that a place characterized by higher "intra"-ethnic civic engagement has a greater chance of ethnic conflict compared to a place where there is more "inter"-ethnic engagement. Moreover, a strong economy is less prone to conflict than a weak one. Absolute poverty also plays an important role in triggering conflict.

Publication Date

1-1-2016

Keywords

Civic engagement, Ethnic civic engagement, Ethnic engagement

Conference

Jadavpur University Conference, December, 2016

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