The Logic of Ethnic and Religious Conflict in Africa - Image 1

£92.29

Cambridge University Press The Logic of Ethnic and Religious Conflict in Africa

Name: The Logic of Ethnic and Religious Conflict in Africa
Brand: Cambridge University Press
Price: 83.64 GBP
Availability: InStock

Anthropology & Sociology

Price History & Forecast

Last 32 days • 32 data points (No recent data available)

Historical

Generating forecast...

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 32 days • 3 price levels

Days at Price

Current Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £83 (19 days, 59.4%)

Price range: £82 - £92

Price levels: 3 different prices over 32 days

Description

Product Description This book explains why conflicts in Africa are sometimes ethnic and sometimes religious, and why a conflict might change from ethnic to religious even as the opponents remain fixed. Conflicts in the region are often viewed as either 'tribal' or 'Muslim-Christian', seemingly rooted in deep-seated ethnic or religious hatreds. Yet, as this book explains, those labels emerge as a function of political mobilization. It argues that ethnicity and religion inspire distinct passions among individuals, and that political leaders exploit those passions to achieve their own strategic goals when the institutions of the state break down. To support this argument, the book relies on a novel experiment conducted in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana to demonstrate that individual preferences change in ethnic and religious contexts. It then uses case illustrations from Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, and Sudan to highlight the strategic choices of leaders that ultimately shape the frames of conflict. Review 'Overall, this book presents the fruit of an innovative research design with which McCauley develops what I firmly believe is a sound theoretical model for examining and understanding a complex mechanism of social mobilization; namely, how political elites manipulate the general population. Furthermore, by illuminating how social identity types produce unique sets of individual-level preferences and attitudes, the book's novel perspective proves useful for distinguishing and analysing different forms of identity group competition (religious politics, ethnic politics and gender politics) with greater clarity than previously possible.' Ibrahim Can Sezgin, African Affairs Book Description This book explains why conflicts in Africa are sometimes ethnic and sometimes religious, even when the opponents remained unchanged. About the Author John F. McCauley is an Assistant Professor of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland, College Park. His research focuses on ethnic and religious conflict, economic development, and informal political institutions in Africa. He has published articles on these topics in the American Political Science Review, Comparative Political Studies, Political Psychology, and Political Science Research and Methods, among others. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the John Templeton Foundation, and the Bradley Foundation. He has conducted field research in Burkina Faso, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Madagascar, Niger, and Nigeria.

Product Specifications

Brand: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardcover
ASIN: 1107175011
Category: Books > Subjects > Biography > Medical, Legal & Social Sciences > Anthropology & Sociology
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 03 May 2017
Listed Since: 14 November 2016

Barcode

No barcode data available

Cambridge University Press The Logic of Ethnic and Religious Conflict in Africa

Price History & Forecast

Price Distribution

Price Analysis

Description

Product Specifications

Barcode

Similar Products You Might Like

Cambridge University Press - Reflections on Africa Book

Identity Conflicts: Can Violence be Regulated?

Affect, Interest and Political Entrepreneurs in Ethnic and Religious Conflicts (Ethnic and Racial Studies)

Pathways from Ethnic Conflict: Institutional Redesign in Divided Societies (Routledge Studies in Nationalism and Ethnicity)

Ethnic Conflict and Terrorism: The Origins and Dynamics of Civil Wars (Contemporary Security Studies)

Africa's Social and Religious Quest: A Comprehensive Survey and Analysis of the African Situation

Violence in African Elections: Between Democracy and Big Man Politics (Africa Now)

Political Economy of Resource, Human Security and Environmental Conflicts in Africa

Civil Militia: Africa's Intractable Security Menace?

The Politics and Anti-Politics of Social Movements: Religion and AIDS in Africa

Routledge Religion and Human Security in Africa - Book

Religions in Contemporary Africa: An Introduction

Politics of Origin in Africa: Autochthony, Citizenship and Conflict

Routledge States and Peoples in Conflict - Conflict Studies

Inside Rebellion: The Politics of Insurgent Violence (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)

Masks and Staffs: Identity Politics in the Cameroon Grassfields: 11 (Integration and Conflict Studies, 11)

Politics and Policies in Upper Guinea Coast Societies: Change and Continuity

How Insurgency Begins: Rebel Group Formation in Uganda and Beyond (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)

Secularisms in a Postsecular Age?: Religiosities and Subjectivities in Comparative Perspective

Religion and International Relations Theory: 10 (Religion, Culture, and Public Life)

Secularisms in a Postsecular Age?: Religiosities and Subjectivities in Comparative Perspective

Political Protest in Contemporary Africa

Ethnic, Racial, and Religious Conflicts and Their Impact on State and Social Security

Religion and Health Care in East Africa: Lessons from Uganda, Mozambique and Ethiopia