Ethnic and Identity Politics

Vick, Dwight; Ishiyama, John

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“…On one side of the debate sit the primordialists and on the other side are the constructivists. Primordialists argue that ethnic identity is innate and natural, and not a result of societal factors (Vick & Ishiyama, 2011).…”

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“…Due to its natural origins, primordialists argue that ethnic identity is fixed, and, as such, is a bond that is not subject to manipulation. In contrast to the primordialists, constructivists argue that ethnic identity is socially constructed (Vick & Ishiyama, 2011). Moreover, a more specific extension of the constructivist view is the instrumentalists' argument.…”

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Stronger than Yesterday: The Effect of Ethnic Conflict on Ethnic Identity

Shymonyak¹

2014

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Previous literature has limited discussion of the effect of ethnic conflict on ethnic identity. The conventional position claims that ethnic conflict hardens ethnic identity, but this claim has yet to be tested quantitatively (Kaufmann, 1996). Moreover, contrasting literature questions the effect of ethnic conflict on identity due to the existence of ethnic defection (Kalyvas, 2008;Lyall 2010). This study argues that ethnic conflict causes ethnic identity to harden because individuals seek out and identify with co-ethnics for survival (Toft, 2012). Using Afrobarometer survey data, a mixed effects logistic regression finds that the presence of ethnic conflict, as well as conflict duration and intensity, has a negative and significant relationship with ethnic identity. These findings indicate that incidents of ethnic conflict cause ethnic identity to weaken, and conflicts with longer duration and higher intensity are more likely to weaken ethnic identity.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%