Diversity and discord: Ethnicity, horizontal inequalities and conflict in Ghana and Nigeria

Arnim Langer, Abdul Raufu Mustapha and Frances Stewart
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Arnim Langer: Oxford Department of International Development (ODID), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, Postal: Oxford Department of International Development (ODID), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Abdul Raufu Mustapha: Oxford Department of International Development (ODID), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, Postal: Oxford Department of International Development (ODID), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

Journal of International Development, 2009, vol. 21, issue 4, 477-482

Abstract: This introduction provides an overview of the special issue. The papers in this issue contribute to our understanding of the contrasting histories of Ghana and Nigeria. The papers confirm the importance of horizontal inequalities as a source of political instability and violent conflict, and show that they are particularly likely to lead to conflict where political and socio-economic exclusion run in the same direction or are consistant. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1002/jid.1578

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