Federalism, the Geographic Location of Groups, and Conflict

Thomas Christin and Simon Hug

Conflict Management and Peace Science, 2012, vol. 29, issue 1, 93-122

Abstract: In the literature on civil conflicts, federalism is often touted as a useful institution to address regional demands. However, diversity in the groups present in a country is also associated with a higher tendency for conflicts. In this article we examine how the geographic distribution of groups across a country affects the ways in which federalism contributes to conflict resolution. Of tantamount importance in assessing these effects of federalism is whether particular types of distributions of groups across a territory make the adoption of federal institutions more likely. We find federal countries with strong ethno-federal arrangements to be particularly conflict-prone.

Keywords: civil war; conflict; ethno-federalism; federalism; minorities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1177/0738894211430280

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