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STRUCTURAL CAUSES OF SOCIAL CONFLICT IN AFRICA
| Title: | STRUCTURAL CAUSES OF SOCIAL CONFLICT IN AFRICA. |
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| Name(s): |
Charland, Lucien, Author Dolan, Thomas, Committee Chair University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Issued: | 2014 | |
| Publisher: | University of Central Florida | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | Social conflict, as opposed to armed conflict, has received less attention in the field of quantitative research. This paper investigates the structural causes of political violence in 35 African states using data from the Social Conflict in Africa dataset and the Beck and Katz panel corrected standard errors time series regression model. Theoretically, a closed political opportunity structure, combined with a weak state unable to provide public goods, should together produce high levels of social conflict. The independent variables attempt to operationalize these concepts from four different angles. In this analysis Access to Education and Infrastructure (AEI), Ethno Linguistic Fractionalization (ELF), Freedom in the World Political Rights (FIW), and National Material Capabilities (NMC) were all significant predictors of social conflict. This study found that as the level of ethnic fractionalization and material capabilities within states rose, the frequency of social conflict events also increased. However, as access to infrastructure and political rights declined, the number of social conflict events increased. Wald chi-square and R-square values suggest that the model is complete and has substantial explanatory power. | |
| Identifier: | CFH0004663 (IID), ucf:45314 (fedora) | |
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2014-08-01 B.A. Sciences, Dept. of Political Science Bachelors This record was generated from author submitted information. |
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| Subject(s): |
social conflict social movements Africa time series political violence political opportunity structure state strength ethnic fractionalization education infrastructure |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004663 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | public | |
| Host Institution: | UCF |
