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The Comparative Politics of Colonialism and Its Legacies: An Introduction
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Abstract What are the causes and consequences of colonial rule? This introduction to the special issue "Comparative Politics of Colonialism and Its Legacies" surveys recent literature in political science, sociology, and economics that addresses colonial state building and colonial legacies. Past research ha... view more
What are the causes and consequences of colonial rule? This introduction to the special issue "Comparative Politics of Colonialism and Its Legacies" surveys recent literature in political science, sociology, and economics that addresses colonial state building and colonial legacies. Past research has made important contributions to our understanding of colonialism's long-term effects on political, social, and economic development. Existing work emphasizes the role of critical junctures and institutions in understanding the transmission of those effects to present-day outcomes and embraces the idea of design-based inference for empirical analysis. The four articles of this special issue add to existing research but also represent new research trends: increased attention to (1) the internal dynamics of colonial intervention; (2) noninstitutional transmission mechanisms; (3) the role of context conditions at times of colonial intervention; and (4) a finer-grained disaggregation of outcomes, explanatory factors, and units of analysis.... view less
Keywords
political system; constitution; colonialism; post-colonialism; effect; impact; development; state formation; economic development (on national level); political history; historical development; analysis
Classification
Political System, Constitution, Government
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 159-172
Journal
Politics & Society, 45 (2017) 2
Issue topic
The Comparative Politics of Colonialism and Its Legacies
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0032329217704434
ISSN
1552-7514
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
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