Uncultured: Civil War and Culture Policy

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Kirschner, Shanna A.
Date Issued
May 2018
Abstract
How does cultural policy affect violence? While cultural discrimination is frequently cited as a potential grievance motivating political violence, the relationship remains under-theorised and largely untested. I weave theoretical literatures with interviews and secondary sources on the experience of Kurds in Turkey to understand the socio-economic and psychological pathways through which cultural policies impact intrastate conflict. I then analyse cross-national data on political violence, demonstrating that cultural grievances increase support for violence, raise the chance and severity of conflict and prolong violent conflicts. In short, policy matters: cultural restrictions exacerbate violence through multiple pathways.
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Civil Wars
Department
Political Science
Citation
Kirschner, SA. (2018). Uncultured: Civil War and Cultural Policy. Civil Wars, 20: 45-65. doi: 10.1080/13698249.2018.1466087
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Routledge
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10.1080/13698249.2018.1466087
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1369-8249
1743-968X
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This article is published by Routledge in Civil War (2018) by Kirschner. All rights reserved.
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