The religious origins of class coalitions
Elite participation in religiously motivated peasant rebellions in Mexico, Zimbabwe, and India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6299704 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vasabjit Banerjee (0000-0002-9446-9621, Mississippi State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 545-561 |
| Publication date | 2015-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-5121 • E-ISSN: 1460-373X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0192512113517124 |
| OpenAlex | W2329125458 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 81 |
This article explains why elite classes participate in religiously motivated peasant rebellions. This question is important because, although elite resources are required to overcome collective action barriers, extant research ignores why elites collaborate in religiously motivated peasant rebellions. The article compares the Moplah Rebellion in colonial India, the Cristero Rebellion in revolutionary Mexico, and the Chimurenga Rebellion in white-controlled Zimbabwe to test three common explanations for elite participation: low inequality between elites and peasants; moderate political repression or opportunity; and shared religious organizations with the peasantry. The findings demonstrate that elite cooperation is critically contingent on shared religion because it creates cross-class ideologies and lowers the costs of participation by elites. However, the effects of inequality of wealth and political opportunities are inconclusive. By doing so, the article introduces a theory of elite participation that can be tested and refined to understand ongoing religiously motivated rebellions in agrarian societies as disparate as Pakistan, Nigeria, and the Philippines
Agrarian society · Collective action · Development economics · Economics · Elite · Geography · Ideology · Peasant · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Religion, Society, and Development
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |