{"product_id":"votes-and-violence-electoral-competition-and-ethnic-riots-in-india-paperback-9780521536059","title":"Votes and Violence; Electoral Competition and Ethnic Riots in India (Paperback) 9780521536059","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eVotes and Violence\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eElectoral Competition and Ethnic Riots in India\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book explains the relationship between Hindu-Muslim riots and elections in India.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSteven I. Wilkinson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521536059, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 23 November 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e312 pages, 6 b\/w illus.  5 maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 14.8 x 1.7 cm, 0.476 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Wilkinson's volume is a valuable addition to the literature on ethnic violence in general and ethnoreligious violence in India in particular.' Nations and Nationalism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhy do ethnic riots break out when and where they do? Why do some governments try to prevent ethnic riots while others do nothing or even participate in the violence? In this book, Steven I. Wilkinson uses collected data on Hindu-Muslim riots, socio-economic factors and competitive politics in India to test his theory that riots are fomented in order to win elections and that governments decide whether to stop them or not based on the likely electoral cost of doing so. He finds that electoral factors account for most of the state-level variation in Hindu-Muslim riots: explaining for example why riots took place in Gujarat in 2002 but not in many other states where militants tried to foment violence. The general electoral theory he develops for India is extended to Ireland, Malaysia and Romania as Wilkinson shows that similar political factors motivate ethnic violence in many different countries.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of figures\u003cbr\u003e List of tables\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e 1. The electoral incentives for ethnic violence\u003cbr\u003e 2. Explaining town-level variation in Hindu-Muslim violence\u003cbr\u003e 3. State capacity explanations for Hindu-Muslim violence\u003cbr\u003e 4. The consociational explanation for Hindu-Muslim violence\u003cbr\u003e 5. The electoral incentives for Hindu-Muslim violence\u003cbr\u003e 6. Party competition and Hindu-Muslim violence\u003cbr\u003e 7. The electoral incentives for ethnic violence in comparative perspective\u003cbr\u003e 8. Democracy and ethnic violence\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Elections \u0026amp; referenda [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Elections \u0026amp; referenda\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Elections%20\u0026amp;%20referenda%20%5BJPHF%5D%22\"\u003eJPHF\u003c\/a\u003e], Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e], Ethnic studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ethnic studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ethnic%20studies%20%5BJFSL%5D%22\"\u003eJFSL\u003c\/a\u003e], Violence in society [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Violence in society\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Violence%20in%20society%20%5BJFFE%5D%22\"\u003eJFFE\u003c\/a\u003e], Religious intolerance, persecution \u0026amp; conflict [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religious intolerance, persecution \u0026amp; conflict\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religious%20intolerance,%20persecution%20\u0026amp;%20conflict%20%5BHRAM9%5D%22\"\u003eHRAM9\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005130461464,"sku":"9780521536059","price":29.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521536059i_6cb0fef5-33b1-42ef-b8c9-62c73950b749.jpg?v=1691369268","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/votes-and-violence-electoral-competition-and-ethnic-riots-in-india-paperback-9780521536059","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}