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Book SynopsisThe book ventures into the explanation of intra-state communal conflict, more narrowly of the conflict between majority and minority communal groups, and develops arguments that highlight the causal impact of intergroup economic inequality. Its quest for empirical support has led to the compilation of three large, inter-related datasets, typifying the condition of minorities worldwide. They are mainly based on the Ethnic Power Relations, Minorities at Risk, and Quality of Government data, yet also involve information from a multitude of other sources, such as national statistics, cross-national demographic surveys, and the World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples. The group-level data, featuring 860 communal groups, show that an impressive forty-five percent of the world's population do not belong to the majority communal group in their country. As reasonably feared, minorities are in general politically less empowered than their pluralities, and also poorer. Results from m
Trade ReviewThis book is a timely addition to the academic literature, particularly given ongoing discussions linked to the Post 2015 Sustainable Development Goals on tackling inequality and discrimination against minorities and indigenous peoples. Establishing a clear link between economic inequality between groups and the risk of conflict is very important in international debates. This book helps build the case for attention to the rights of minorities which is very much needed. -- Claire Thomas, Deputy Director, Minority Rights Group
Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction and Roadmap to the Book Chapter 2. Why Believe in the EI-PC Nexus? Chapter 3. Explanatory Model and Hypotheses Chapter 4. Presentation of the EPR_MAR_EXT Dataset Chapter 5. Analyzing the EPR_MAR_EXT Dataset Chapter 6. Analyses Based on MAR_EPR_MI Data Chapter 7. A Country-Level Analysis Chapter 8. Conclusions and Questions for Further Research
