Andreas Wimmer's new book takes up the old question of why national integration across ethnic divides succeeds in some places while other countries are destabilized by ethnopolitical inequality, contentious ethnic politics, or even separatism and ethnic war. Slow moving, generational processes are highlighted that allow political alliances to cross ethnic divides: the spread of civil society organizations, linguistic assimilation, and the state’s capacity to provide public goods. These are in turn enhanced by historically achieved (pre-colonial) levels of state centralization. Empirical evidence from cross-national datasets is combined with paired case studies to support the argument.
Information on participating / attending:
If you wish to attend, please register online: https://www.hertie-school.org/index.php?id=3068
Date:
11/02/2016 18:00 - 11/02/2016 19:30
Event venue:
Hertie School of Governance
Forum, 1st floor
Friedrichstraße 180
10117 Berlin
Berlin
Germany
Target group:
all interested persons
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Relevance:
regional
Subject areas:
Cultural sciences, Politics, Social studies
Types of events:
Presentation / colloquium / lecture, Seminar / workshop / discussion
Entry:
10/28/2016
Sender/author:
Faye Freyschmidt
Department:
Pressestelle
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event55858
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