Choosing Whom to Target
Horizontal Inequality and the Risk of Civil and Communal Violence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6284281 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Solveig Hillesund (0000-0002-9370-1417, University of Oslo, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 528-554 |
| Publication date | 2019-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022002717734286 |
| OpenAlex | W2762280814 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 58 |
Do different types of inequality spur violence with different targets? This article explores whom violent movements choose to target when they take to arms, by comparing civil conflicts, which target the state, to communal conflicts, which target other ethnic groups. Different types of ethnic group disadvantage relate to conflict through different mechanisms. Political exclusion is expected to promote the choice to target the central government rather than other ethnic groups, while economic disadvantages should increase the risk of both civil and communal conflicts. The different expectations stem from two important differences between political and economic horizontal inequalities: only the government has the authority to change the political distribution, while there can be many avenues to economic redistribution; and blame is more straightforwardly assigned to the government for political than for economic disadvantages. Statistical analysis of 155 politically relevant ethnic groups in Africa (1991–2009) provides support for both propositions
Blame · Civil Conflict · Development economics · Disadvantage · Economics · Ethnic group · Government (linguistics · Inequality · Political economy · Political science · Political violence · Politics · Redistribution (election · Sociology · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Psychology · Religion, Society, and Development · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 19 |
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| Citations per year | 2,71 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |