Political Competition and Ethnic Identification in Africa
This paper draws on data from over 35,000 respondents in twenty-two public opinion surveys in ten countries and finds strong evidence that ethnic identities in Africa are strengthened by exposure to political competition. In particular, for every month closer their country is to a competitive pre...
Main Authors: | Eifert, Benn, Miguel, Edward, Posner, Daniel N. |
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Other Authors: | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Political Science |
Format: | Article |
Language: | en_US |
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Wiley Blackwell
2012
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/71983 |
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