At a time when states, armed insurgent movements, and ethnic and nationalist political parties make claims based on the defence of communal interests and politi

Bringing together international experts on ethnicity and nationalism, this book argues that competing moral economies play an important role in ethnic and natio

Do elections turn people into democratic citizens? Elections have long been seen as a way to foster democracy, development and security in Africa, with many hop

Examines the relationship between the ethnic conflict and economic development in modern Sri Lanka.

The reigning consensus holds that the combination of free markets and democracy would transform the third world and sweep away the ethnic hatred and religious z