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This paper analyzes whether the propensity to secede by subnational regions responds mostly to differences in income per capita or to distinct identities. We explore this question in a quantitative political economy model where people's willingness to finance a public good depends on their...
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We revisit Max Weber's hypothesis on the role of Protestantism for economic development. We show that nationalism is …
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This paper identifies historic patterns in the dialectic between nationalism and development across various East, South …, and Southeast Asian nations. Nationalism as the rationale for development is used by regimes to achieve high levels of … growth, but also generates exclusivism and hostilities, often in order to integrate a political core. Popular nationalism has …
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Under what conditions can legacies of past violence shape political behaviour? We propose a theory of how war victimization defines attitudes over the long run, and how these can be activated by changes in the political environment. We argue that exposure to violence by members of a different...
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experience with immigration can curb nationalism. …
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