Horizontal Inequalities & Conflict

This book explores the role of horizontal inequalities–inequalities that exist between ethnic, religious or racial groups–as a source of violent conflict.

This book explores the role of horizontal inequalities – inequalities that exist between ethnic, religious or racial groups – as a source of violent conflict. This study shows how political, economic and cultural status inequalities have contributed to conflict, drawing on econometric evidence and in-depth studies of West Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia. It points the way to policies which would reverse inequality and thus reduce the risk of conflict.

FRANCES STEWART is Professor of Development Economics and Director of the Centre for Research on Inequality, Human Security and Ethnicity, Oxford University, UK. A pre-eminent development economist, she was named one of fifty outstanding technological leaders for 2003 by Scientific American.

PART ONE: CONCEPTS AND ISSUES * General Introduction, including main hypotheses to be investigated–F.Stewart * Conceptualizing Ethnicity–S.Castles & U.Ukiwo * Citizenship, ethnicity and inequality–M.Gibney and C. Caumartin * Cultural status inequality and group mobilisation–G. Brown and A.Langer * The persistence of HIs–F.Stewart & A.Langer * PART TWO: MEASUREMENT AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS * Approaches to Measuring Horizontal Inequalities–F.Stewart, G.Brown, L.Mancini * Socio-Economic Inequalities: Quantitative Evidence from Indonesian Census Data–L.Mancini * Horizontal Inequalities: Politics And Conflict: Evidence from 55 Countries, 1986-2003–G.Ostby * PART THREE: HIS AND CONFLICT IN THREE REGIONS * An Overview of HIs in Three Regions and Eight Countries–L. Mancini & F. Stewart * Political Inequalities: A Comparative Perspective from Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire–A.Langer * Inequality, Ethnicity, and Political Mobilization and Violence in Latin America: The Cases of Bolivia, Guatemala and Peru–C.Caumartin, G.Gray-Molina & R.Thorp * His and Secessionism: Southeast Asia in Comparative Perspective–G.Brown * PART FOUR: CONCLUSIONS AND POLICIES * Policies towards HIs for Countries at Risk of Conflict–F.Stewart * Conclusion and Recapitulation–F.Stewart & L.Mancini