عنوان

Politicized ethnicity

9781137359032 (hardback)

41496

eng

Politicized ethnicity

:a comparative perspective

/ Anke Weber, Wesley Hiers, and Anaeid Flesken

xiv, 187 pages

: maps

; 23 cm.

(Perspectives in comparative politics)

Language: انگلیسی

Print

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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"--Provided by publisher. Machine generated contents note: -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Politicization of Ethnicity -- 2. The African Cases : Kenya and Tanzania -- 3. The Latin American Cases: Bolivia and Peru -- 4. The United States -- 5. Comparative Analysis.

Ethnicity--Political aspects--Case studies

Ethnic groups--Political activity--Case studies

Group identity--Political aspects--Case studies

Cultural pluralism--Political aspects--Case studies

Social integration--Political aspects--Case studies

Kenya--Ethnic relations--Political aspects

Tanzania--Ethnic relations--Politcal aspects

Bolivia--Ethnic relations--Political aspects

Peru--Ethnic relations--Political aspects

United States--Ethnic relations--Political aspects

POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights.--bisacsh

POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy.--bisacsh

POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights.--bisacsh

POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship.--bisacsh

POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General.--bisacsh

POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / National.--bisacsh

SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General.--bisacsh

Weber, Anke, 1982, author

Hiers, Wesley، 1972

Flesken, Anaeid

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