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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.
One. Politicization of Ethnicity -- Two. The African Cases : Kenya and Tanzania -- Three. The Latin American Cases: Bolivia and Peru -- Four. The United States -- Five. Comparative Analysis.
Anke Weber, Wesley Hiers, and Anaïd Flesken.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / National
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General