Horizontal Inequalities and Conflict: An Introduction and some Hypotheses

Abstract

Violent conflict within multiethnic and multireligious countries is a major problem in the world today — from the former Yugoslavia and USSR to Northern Ireland and the Basque country, from Rwanda to Darfur, Indonesia to Fiji, numerous bitter and deadly conflicts are fought along ethnic or religious lines. In addition to the direct injuries and loss of life both on and off the battlefield that result, violent organized conflict is also a major cause of poverty, often leading to economic regress, with much the highest incidence of such conflict found in the poorest countries of the world. Seeking a way of preventing these conflicts is thus of paramount importance. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

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