Constructivist theories of ethnic politics / edited by Kanchan Chandra.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chandra, Kanchan, 1971-

UPSO (University Press Scholarship Online)

Bruce Alan Miller Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnicity--Political aspects.

Ethnicity.

Ethnic relations--Political aspects.

Ethnic relations.

Ethnic groups--Political activity.

Ethnic groups.

Identity politics.

Ethnicity--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 500 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Constructivist Theories of Ethnic Politics rebuilds theories of the relationship between ethnicity, politics and economics on a "constructivist" foundation, according to which ethnic identities can change over time, often in response to the very phenomena such identities are used to explain. Taking the possibility of change in ethnic identity into account, it dismantles the theoretical logics linking "ethnic diversity" to negative outcomes such as democratic destabilization or state collapse or secession. Even more importantly, this book defines new research agendas by changing the questions we can ask about the relationship between ethnicity, politics, and economics. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction / Kanchan Chandra

What is ethnic identity? : a minimalist definition / Kanchan Chandra

Attributes and categories : a new conceptual vocabulary for thinking about ethnic identity / Kanchan Chandra

How ethnic identities change / Kanchan Chandra

A combinatorial language for thinking about ethnic identity change / Kanchan Chandra and Cilanne Boulet

A baseline model of change in an activated ethnic demography / Kanchan Chandra and Cilanne Boulet

Modeling the evolution of an ethnic demography / A. Maurits van der Veen and David D. Laitin

How fluid is fluid? : the mutabilit of ethnic identities and electoral volatility in Africa / Karen Ferree

Ethnicity and pork : a virtual test of causal mechanisms / David Laitin and A. Maurits van Der Veen

A constructivist model of ethnic riots / Steven Wilkinson

Identity, rationality, and emotion in the processes of state disintegration and reconstruction / Roger Petersen

Deploying constructivism for the analysis of rare events : how possible is the emergence of "Punjabistan?" / Ian S. Lustick.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 453-468) and indexes.

Electronic reproduction. Oxford Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Bruce Alan Miller Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780199980079

0199980071

Publisher Number:

99973356869

40021660651

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.