Diversity and discord: ethnicity, horizontal inequalities and conflict in Ghana and Nigeria
This introduction provides an overview of the special issue. The papers in this issue contribute to our understanding of the contrasting histories of Ghana and Nigeria. The papers confirm the importance of horizontal inequalities as a source of political instability and violent conflict, and show th...
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| description | This introduction provides an overview of the special issue. The papers in this issue contribute to our understanding of the contrasting histories of Ghana and Nigeria. The papers confirm the importance of horizontal inequalities as a source of political instability and violent conflict, and show that they are particularly likely to lead to conflict where political and socio-economic exclusion run in the same direction or are consistent. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:e8245b26-d151-4dd8-94c4-ef075caf67d62022-03-27T10:44:25ZDiversity and discord: ethnicity, horizontal inequalities and conflict in Ghana and NigeriaJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:e8245b26-d151-4dd8-94c4-ef075caf67d6ConflictPolitical scienceDevelopment and Refugees (see also Sociology)Ethnic minorities and ethnicityEnglishOxford University Research Archive - ValetJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltd.2009Langer, AMustapha, AStewart, FDevelopment Studies AssociationThis introduction provides an overview of the special issue. The papers in this issue contribute to our understanding of the contrasting histories of Ghana and Nigeria. The papers confirm the importance of horizontal inequalities as a source of political instability and violent conflict, and show that they are particularly likely to lead to conflict where political and socio-economic exclusion run in the same direction or are consistent. |
| spellingShingle | Conflict Political science Development and Refugees (see also Sociology) Ethnic minorities and ethnicity Langer, A Mustapha, A Stewart, F Diversity and discord: ethnicity, horizontal inequalities and conflict in Ghana and Nigeria |
| title | Diversity and discord: ethnicity, horizontal inequalities and conflict in Ghana and Nigeria |
| title_full | Diversity and discord: ethnicity, horizontal inequalities and conflict in Ghana and Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Diversity and discord: ethnicity, horizontal inequalities and conflict in Ghana and Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diversity and discord: ethnicity, horizontal inequalities and conflict in Ghana and Nigeria |
| title_short | Diversity and discord: ethnicity, horizontal inequalities and conflict in Ghana and Nigeria |
| title_sort | diversity and discord ethnicity horizontal inequalities and conflict in ghana and nigeria |
| topic | Conflict Political science Development and Refugees (see also Sociology) Ethnic minorities and ethnicity |
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