Dividing and Ruling the World? A Statistical Test of the Effects of Colonialism on Postcolonial Civil Violence

Autor/inn/en	Lange, Matthew; Dawson, Andrew
Titel	Dividing and Ruling the World? A Statistical Test of the Effects of Colonialism on Postcolonial Civil Violence
Quelle	In: Social Forces, 88 (2009) 2, S.785-818 (34 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7732
Schlagwörter	War; Foreign Policy; Violence; Foreign Countries; Conflict; Risk; History; Correlation; Political Influences; Social Differences; Bias; Social Systems; Statistical Analysis; Authoritarianism; Ethnic Groups; Immigrants; Indigenous Populations; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Krieg; Außenpolitik; Gewalt; Ausland; Konflikt; Risiko; Geschichte; Geschichtsdarstellung; Korrelation; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Sozialer Unterschied; Social system; Soziales System; Statistische Analyse; Autoritarismus; Ethnie; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Sinti und Roma; Großbritannien
Abstract	To test claims that postcolonial civil violence is a common legacy of colonialism, we create a dataset on the colonial heritage of 160 countries and explore whether a history of colonialism is related to indicators of inter-communal conflict, political rebellion and civil war in the years 1960-1999. The analysis provides evidence against sweeping claims that colonialism is a universal cause of civil violence but finds that some forms of colonialism increase the risk of some forms of civil violence. Specifically, the findings support claims that inter-communal violence is a common legacy of colonialism--especially of British colonialism and colonialism by minor colonial powers--but suggest that a history of colonialism has only a limited impact on political rebellion and civil war. (Contains 23 notes and 8 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10