Ethnic Boundaries in Modern States
Romano Lavo-Lil Revisited
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2209398 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Beverly Nagel Lauwagie (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 310-337 |
| Publication date | 1979-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9602 • E-ISSN: 1537-5390 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/227012 |
| OpenAlex | W1972089347 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 7 |
This paper explores recent developments in the ecological model of ethnic boundary maintenance typified by Barth and Hannan, focusing on applications of a formal model of competition drawn from population ecology. The latter model can be used to analyze adaptive strategies groups resort to in competitive situations, such as occur during modernization. At one extreme, groups may maximize their relative population size and use political means to claim and hold a share of a society's resources. This strategy is well known, and several theorists emphasize the advantages of large relative size in ethnic group relations. This paper focuses on the strategy at the other end of the continuum. Bioecologists use the term "r-strategists" to refer to especies which maximize their ability to discover ephemeral resources, exploit them quickly, and then disperse in search of new resources. Gypsies and Travellers in modern states are discussed as examples of ethnic r-strategists. These groups are seen to maximize their ability to discover and exploit resources which are irregular in space and time and subject to numerous and varying local constraints through their nomadism and flexible organization. The analysis illustrates the environmental conditions under which r-selection occurs among ethnic groups and identifies some of the characteristics of these groups which may contribute to their success
Adaptive strategies · Ephemeral key · Ecology and biodiversity studies · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,39 |
| Citation span | 1985 - 2020 (36) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |