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Indigenous identity, natural resources, and contentious politics in Bolivia: a disaggregated conflict analysis; 2000-2011
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Abstract How do natural resources and ethnic identity interact to incite or to mitigate
social conflict? This article argues that high-value natural resources can act as an
important catalyst for the politicization of ethnic, specifically indigenous identity,
and contribute to social conflict as they limi... view more
How do natural resources and ethnic identity interact to incite or to mitigate
social conflict? This article argues that high-value natural resources can act as an
important catalyst for the politicization of ethnic, specifically indigenous identity,
and contribute to social conflict as they limit the malleability of identity frames
and raise the stakes of confrontations. We test this argument using unique subnational
data from Bolivian provinces. Drawing on Bolivian newspaper reports,
we code conflict events for all of the 112 provinces from 2000 to 2011. We
join this conflict data with information on local ethnic composition from the
census, the political representation of ethnic groups at the national level, as well
as geo-spatial information on gas deposits. Using time-series cross-sectional
count models, we show a significant conflict-promoting effect of the share of
indigenous people in provinces with gas reserves, but not without.... view less
Keywords
natural resources; ethnicity; minority policy; ethnic group; mobilization; politicization; natural gas; social conflict; cultural identity; Bolivia; indigenous peoples
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 301-332
Journal
Comparative political studies, 48 (2015) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0010414014545012
ISSN
1552-3829
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
With the permission of the rights owner, this publication is under open access due to a (DFG-/German Research Foundation-funded) national or Alliance license.