of modernity tended to portray a secular trend toward the triumph of rationalized social order centered in diachronic … modernity through the articulation of rationalized diachronic time with the sacred strategic time of apocalyptically framed … 'holy war.' Overall, the 'empire of modernity' is a hybrid formation that bridges diachronic and strategic temporalities …

We build a model of conflict in which two groups contest a resource and must decide on the optimal allocation of labor … involved in the conflict by transferring financial resources to its origin country. We find that the diaspora influences the … conflict equilibrium, the two groups of residents prefer to negotiate a peaceful settlement if there exists a sharing rule that …