Politicized ethnicity : a comparative perspective

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Label

Politicized ethnicity : a comparative perspective

Title remainder

a comparative perspective

Statement of responsibility

Anke Weber, Wesley Hiers, and Anaïd Flesken

Creator

• Weber, Anke, 1982-

Contributor

• Hiers, Wesley, 1972-
• Flesken, Anaïd,

Author

• Weber, Anke, 1982-
• Flesken, Anaïd,
• Hiers, Wesley, 1972-

Subject

• Ethnicity -- Political aspects -- Case studies
• Group identity -- Political aspects -- Case studies
• Kenya -- Ethnic relations | Political aspects
• POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship
• POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / National
• POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights
• POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights
• POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General
• POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy
• Peru -- Ethnic relations | Political aspects
• SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General
• Social integration -- Political aspects -- Case studies
• Tanzania -- Ethnic relations | Political aspects
• United States -- Ethnic relations | Political aspects
• Bolivia -- Ethnic relations | Political aspects
• Case studies
• Cultural pluralism -- Political aspects -- Case studies
• Ethnic groups -- Political activity -- Case studies

Genre

• Case studies

Language

eng

Summary

"Why is ethnic identity an important factor in politics in some countries but not in others? This book offers a rigorous comparative analysis of five cases in three regions - Kenya, Tanzania, Bolivia, Peru, and the United States - to demonstrate how colonial administrative rule, access to resources, nation building and language policies, as well as political entrepreneurs contribute to the politicization of ethnicity. The analytical framework in this book identifies how ethnic identities are transformed into socially salient ethnic identities, and how some of these socially salient ethnic identities are used for political mobilization. Long-run factors affecting ethnicity politicization are colonial administrative rule and access to resources. Actions by political entrepreneurs, in contrast, play a major role in short-run, intense bursts of politicized ethnicity. Nation-building policies have the potential to reduce ethnicity politicization and to work towards an inclusive society"--

Member of

• Perspectives in comparative politics

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DLC

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Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Perspectives in comparative politics