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Association: Name: The Midwest Political Science Association URL: http://www.indiana.edu/~mpsa/
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Melton, James. "The Recurrence of Ethnic Conflict: Are Democratic Institutions to Blame?" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the The Midwest Political Science Association, Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, Illinois, Apr 20, 2006 <Not Available>. 2008-10-09 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p139798_index.html>

Melton, J. D. , 2006-04-20 "The Recurrence of Ethnic Conflict: Are Democratic Institutions to Blame?" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the The Midwest Political Science Association, Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, Illinois Online <PDF>. 2008-10-09 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p139798_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: Since 1990, there has been a dramatic rise in the occurrence of ethnic conflict throughout the world. Many scholars argue democratic institutions play a critical role in the resolution of these conflicts, because these institutions allow power sharing between ethnic groups and ensure each group�s voice is heard in a peaceful forum. This has been the argument used to promote democratization in Iraq and Afghanistan, both of which are former hotbeds of ethnic conflict. However, there is little theoretical or empirical evidence showing democratic institutions actually achieving these goals. In actuality, the uncertainty surrounding democratic elections seems to erode the credibility of these groups� commitments to peace, which leads to a recurrence of ethnic conflict. Using a Cox Proportional Hazards Model coupled with case studies of Mozambique, Uganda, and Zimbabwe, this paper finds the probability of the recurrence of ethnic conflict is indeed higher in democracies and transitional regimes, which indicate authoritarian regimes are better at stifling the recurrence of ethnic conflict in the short-run. These results call the United State�s strategy in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as the normative belief that all countries should democratize into question.

Do economic, political and cultural differentials between different ethnic groups in a country cause protest, rebellion and communal conflict along ethnic lines?

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