Information on "Ethnicity" and "Sub-Saharan Africa"
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December 2011
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1 Dec 2011
Violencia étnico-religiosa en el África Subsahariana
Author: Escudero Ezequiel
Publisher: Centro Argentino de Estudios Internacionales (CAEI)
Esta investigación explica los conflictos y la violencia en el África Subsahariana causados por la existencia de diferentes e irreductibles identidades étnicas, religiosas o culturales. More on «Violencia étnico-religiosa en el África Subsahariana»
June 2011
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Jun 2011
Do Religious Factors Impact Armed Conflict?
Author: Matthias Basedau, Georg Strüver, Johannes Vüllers, Tim Wegenast
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Theoretically, the “mobilization hypothesis” establishes a link between religion and conflict by arguing that religious structures such as overlapping ethnic and religious identities are prone to mobilization; once politicized, escalation to violent ... More on «Do Religious Factors Impact Armed Conflict?»
April 2010
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Apr 2010
Ethnic Party Bans in East Africa from a Comparative Perspective
Author: Anika Moroff
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Since 1990 the banning of ethnic and other identity‐based parties has become the norm in sub‐Saharan Africa. More on «Ethnic Party Bans in East Africa from a Comparative Perspective»
March 2010
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10 Mar 2010
Trends in Electoral Violence in Sub-Sahara Africa
Author: Dorina Bekoe
Publisher: United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
Studies indicate that violence affects between 19 and 25 percent of all elections in Africa. More on «Trends in Electoral Violence in Sub-Sahara Africa»
September 2009
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Sep 2009
National Versus Ethnic Identity in Africa
Author: Amanda Lea Robinson
Publisher: Afrobarometer
This paper explores the relative importance of national and ethnic identities in 16 sub-Saharan African countries, using individual-level survey data, and determines how much of that variation is explained by existing theories of nationalism and ethn... More on «National Versus Ethnic Identity in Africa»
May 2009
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May 2009
Ethnicity and Party Systems in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Matthias Basedau, Alexander Stroh
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
This paper looks at four Francophone countries in sub-Saharan Africa and dispels assumptions that ethnicity is a central feature of African party systems. More on «Ethnicity and Party Systems in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa»
June 2008
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Jun 2008
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the Evolution of Mistrust in Africa
Author: Nathan Nunn, Leonard Wantchekon
Publisher: Afrobarometer
This empirical study investigates the historical determinants of trust within Africa by testing for a long-term impact of the intensity of the slave trade. More on «The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the Evolution of Mistrust in Africa»
January 2008
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Jan 2008
Promoting Peace and Democracy Through Party Regulation?
Author: Anika Becher, Matthias Basedau
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
This paper analyzes the effects of ethnic party bans on democracy and peace in sub-Saharan Africa. More on «Promoting Peace and Democracy Through Party Regulation?» -
2008
Neuer Nationalismus und Fremdenfeindlichkeit in Afrika
Author: Dirk Kohnert
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Dieses Papier befasst sich mit der wachsenden Fremdenfeindlichkeit auf dem afrikanischen Kontinent. More on «Neuer Nationalismus und Fremdenfeindlichkeit in Afrika» -
Jan 2008
Ethnically Dominated Party Systems and the Quality of Democracy
Author: Robert A Dowd, Michael Driessen
Publisher: Afrobarometer
This paper explores the role of ethnicity in Sub-Saharan African political systems. More on «Ethnically Dominated Party Systems and the Quality of Democracy»
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