Ethno-National Conflict

Session Submission Type: Full Paper Panel

Session Description

Civil wars are one of the key causes of human suffering in the modern world. Millions have died as a result of civil wars since the Second World War, and millions more have been injured physically or psychologically. Civil wars are also one of the most important causes of underdevelopment, and frequently lead to famine, public health crises, and massive forced displacements. The past decades have seen significant advances in the study of civil war, but important questions remain unresolved.

This panel collects new advances in the study of civil war, with a focus on ethno-national conflicts. More specifically, papers in this panel ask about the short-term causes of conflict escalation from nonviolent claims to armed conflict; the connection between horizontal inequalities in terms of language policies and ethnic civil war; the impact of historical ethnic mobilization on contemporaneous ethnic discrimination in Latin America; the role of nationalist parties in maintaining peace after secessionist violence; and, finally, the correlates of losers’ consent in self-determination referendums. Ultimately, it is hoped that insights from this panel will help to improve early warning systems and prevent future civil wars.

Sub Unit

• Division 21: Conflict Processes

Individual Presentations

• Multilinguism and Conflict - Kristian Skrede Gleditsch, University of Essex; Brian J. Phillips, University of Essex

• Restrictions of Ethnic Rights and Violent Conflict Escalation - Micha Germann

• Remnants of the Colonial Past: Ethnic Mobilization and Nation-Building - Paola Galano Toro, ETH Zurich; Raul L. Madrid, University of Texas at Austin; Luis L Schenoni, University College London

• Loser’s Consent in Self-Determination Referendums - Brendan O'Leary, University of Pennsyviana; John Garry, Queen's University of Belfast

• The Political Consequences of the End of Nationalist Violence - Stephanie Kerr, University of lethbridge; André Lecours, University of Ottawa

Chair

• Micha Germann

Discussant

• Nicholas Sambanis Yale University