Rioting for Representation: Local Ethnic Mobilization in Democratizing Countries

by Risa J. Toha

Book Overview

Ethnic riots are a costly and all too common occurrence during political transitions in multi-ethnic settings. Why do ethnic riots occur in certain parts of a country and not others? How does violence eventually decline? Drawing on rich case studies and quantitative evidence from Indonesia between 1990 and 2012, this book argues that patterns of ethnic rioting are not inevitably driven by inter-group animosity, weakness of state capacity, or local...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009001957
• ISBN13: 9781009001953
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 323 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"