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Main author:	Han, Enze
Other authors:	O'Mahoney, Joseph Paik, Christopher
Format:	Journal Article
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id	eprints-15999
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institution	SOAS, University of London
collection	SOAS Research Online
language	English
language_search	English
description	What is the relationship between economic grievance and ethnopolitical conflict? Many theories on ethnic conflict posit a relationship between economic inequality and conflict, and many tend to agree that economic inequality between groups is one of the main causes of grievance and thereby political mobilization. This article engages existing literature on horizontal inequalities, but probes the violent consequences of a different type of economic inequality. In particular, we are interested in the type of ethnic group that has extensive external kin relations, and how in such conditions the economic disparity between the ethnic group and its external kin group condition the former’s grievance construction. We argue that, if the ethnic group’s external kin enjoys positive economic advantage over the ethnic group, then the latter is more likely to feel deprived and engage in violent political mobilization toward the current host state.
format	Journal Article
author	Han, Enze
author_facet	Han, Enze O'Mahoney, Joseph Paik, Christopher
authorStr	Han, Enze
author_letter	Han, Enze
author2	O'Mahoney, Joseph Paik, Christopher
author2Str	O'Mahoney, Joseph Paik, Christopher
title	External Kin, Economic Disparity, and Minority Ethnic Group Mobilization
publisher	Sage
publishDate	2014
url	https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/15999/