Wesley Hiers
Biographic Data
| ID | 5188903 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wesley Hiers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wesley |
| FAMILY NAME | Hiers |
| SIGNATURE | HIERS W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pittsburgh |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
National Trauma and the Fear of Foreigners
This paper introduces a historical, macro-political argument into the literature on anti-immigration sentiment, which has mainly considered individual-level predictors such as education or social capital as well as country-level factors such as fluctuations in labor market conditions, changing composition of immigration streams, or the rise of populist parties. We argue that past geopolitical competition and war have shaped how national identitie…
Politicized Ethnicity
"Why is ethnic identity an important factor in politics in some countries but not in others? This book offers a rigorous comparative analysis of five cases in three regions - Kenya, Tanzania, Bolivia, Peru, and the United States - to demonstrate how colonial administrative rule, access to resources, nation building and language policies, as well as political entrepreneurs contribute to the politicization of ethnicity. The analytical framework in …
Politicized Ethnicity
The Latin American Cases
Bolivia and Peru are highly heterogeneous societies. In Bolivia, the latest census counted 41 percent of the population belonging to any of the 36 recognized indigenous peoples, each with their own language. In Peru, the 2007 Census of Indigenous Communities in the Peruvian Amazon recorded 51 different peoples. Yet despite this heterogeneity, these different groups are often summarized in policy and practice as “the indigenous population.” If any…
Party Matters
For nearly two centuries the United States was a democracy that institutionalized in law inequality between racially defined segments of the population. This article shows that such racial closure was causally linked to the workings of a party system in which one party was organized as an interregional alliance for the principles and practices of white supremacy. It does so through a detailed analysis of three historical outcomes: (1) variation i…
Contract and Domination The Darker Nations
National Trauma and the Fear of Foreigners
This paper introduces a historical, macro-political argument into the literature on anti-immigration sentiment, which has mainly considered individual-level predictors such as education or social capital as well as country-level factors such as fluctuations in labor market conditions, changing composition of immigration streams, or the rise of populist parties. We argue that past geopolitical competition and war have shaped how national identitie…
Contract and Domination The Darker Nations
Party Matters
For nearly two centuries the United States was a democracy that institutionalized in law inequality between racially defined segments of the population. This article shows that such racial closure was causally linked to the workings of a party system in which one party was organized as an interregional alliance for the principles and practices of white supremacy. It does so through a detailed analysis of three historical outcomes: (1) variation i…
Politicized Ethnicity
"Why is ethnic identity an important factor in politics in some countries but not in others? This book offers a rigorous comparative analysis of five cases in three regions - Kenya, Tanzania, Bolivia, Peru, and the United States - to demonstrate how colonial administrative rule, access to resources, nation building and language policies, as well as political entrepreneurs contribute to the politicization of ethnicity. The analytical framework in …
Politicized Ethnicity
The Latin American Cases
Bolivia and Peru are highly heterogeneous societies. In Bolivia, the latest census counted 41 percent of the population belonging to any of the 36 recognized indigenous peoples, each with their own language. In Peru, the 2007 Census of Indigenous Communities in the Peruvian Amazon recorded 51 different peoples. Yet despite this heterogeneity, these different groups are often summarized in policy and practice as “the indigenous population.” If any…
National Trauma and the Fear of Foreigners
This paper introduces a historical, macro-political argument into the literature on anti-immigration sentiment, which has mainly considered individual-level predictors such as education or social capital as well as country-level factors such as fluctuations in labor market conditions, changing composition of immigration streams, or the rise of populist parties. We argue that past geopolitical competition and war have shaped how national identitie…
Political science (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Ethnic group (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (2 works) · Political economy (2 works)