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Rioting as Maintaining Relations

Hindu–Muslim Violence and Political Mediation in Gujarat, India

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ID7097307
AuthorsWard Berenschot (0000-0002-5459-0785, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume11
Issue4
Pages414-433
Publication date2009-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCivil Wars (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1369-8249 • E-ISSN: 1743-968X
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13698240903403774
OpenAlexW2142881892
LanguageEN
Citations received14

This article discusses the role that local politicians played during the 2002 Hindu-Muslim violence in Gujarat, India. I argue that the capacity and interests of political actors to instigate and organise communal rioting is closely related to their capacity to provide access to state resources. The cooperation during the riots between politicians and various types of rioters - from local criminals, Hindu-nationalist activists, neighbourhood leaders to police officials - can be understood in the light of the daily functioning of the local patronage networks that help citizens deal with state institutions

Hindu nationalism · Hinduism · Mediation · Nationalism · Neighbourhood (mathematics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Law · Religious studies · South Asian Studies and Conflicts

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Citations per year1
Citation span2012 - 2025 (14)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 14
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