This paper analyzes the relationship between ethnic fractionalization, polarization, and conflict. In recent years many … channel is not through an increase in potential ethnic conflict. We discuss the appropriateness of indices of polarization to … explain this nexus is the effect of ethnic heterogeneity on rent-seeking activities and the increase in potential conflict …

polarization, a key mechanism theorized as increasing the chances of violent conflict, remains less understood. We argue that …Does secessionism lead to social polarization? Despite much research on independence movements, their relationship to …. However, polarization does not necessarily lead to violence. We explore the case of Catalonia, a region that experienced a …

polarization, a key mechanism theorized as increasing the chances of violent conflict, remains less understood. We argue that …Does secessionism lead to social polarization? Despite much research on independence movements, their relationship to …. However, polarization does not necessarily lead to violence. We explore the case of Catalonia, a region that experienced a …