fractionalization index. We also obtain that both ethnic and religious polarization are significant in explaining conflict. The results …In this paper we examine the link between ethnic and religious polariza- tion and conflict using interpersonal …- ization index. We measure conflict by means on an index of social unrest, as well as by the standard conflict onset or …

Although economic inequality has long been viewed as a cause of civil conflict, existing research has not found robust … empirical support for this relationship. This study explores the connections between inequality and civil conflict by focusing … group level, there is a strong positive association between within-group inequality and civil conflict. We do not, however …

The purpose of this paper is two-fold. First, we develop the measurement theory of polarization for the case in which … polarization indices that can be used to compare polarization across time or entities. Distribution-free statistical inference … results are also derived in order to ensure that the orderings of polarization across entities are not simply due to sampling …

function of the Gini coefficient, the Herfindahl-Hirschman fractionalization index, and a specific measure of polarization due …In this paper we study a behavioral model of conflict that provides a basis for choosing certain indices of dispersion … as indicators for conflict. We show that the (equilibrium) level of conflict can be expressed as an (approximate) linear …

This paper studies the joint effect of fractionalization and inequality on the size of government. Within a political … fractionalization and group antagonism reduce the support for redistribution. Whereas within group inequality increases support for …

Recent studies of American politics evidence that political polarization of both the electorate and the political elite … have moved "almost in tandem for the past half century" (McCarty et al., 2003, p.2), and that party polarization has …

based on neighborly recognition of borders could deliver a desired low-conflict situation if accompanied by an optional …

a debate on the right model can help distinguish between competing theories in the conflict literature. This is …