Educations in ethnic violence [electronic resource] : identity, educational bubbles, and resource mobilization / Matthew Lange.

By:

Lange, Matthew

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 242 p.) : illISBN:

9781139224819 (electronic bk.)
1139224816 (electronic bk.)

Subject(s): Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Educations in ethnic violence.DDC classification:

305.8009172/4 23

LOC classification:

HM1121 .L36 2012eb

Other classification:

POL000000
MS 7150

Online resources:

EBSCOhost

Contents:

1. Introduction: education and ethnic violence -- 2. Education and ethnic violence: a theoretical framework -- 3. Testing the impact of education on ethnic violence: a cross-sectional time-series analysis -- 4. Education and ethnic violence in Sri Lanka -- 5. Education and ethnic violence in Cyprus -- 6. Education and ethnic violence in the Palestinian territories, India, and sub-Saharan Africa -- 7. Education and ethno-nationalist conflict in Canada and Germany -- 8. Education and ethnic violence: conclusions and implications.

Summary: "In Educations in Ethnic Violence, Matthew Lange explores the effects education has on ethnic violence. Lange contradicts the widely held belief that education promotes peace and tolerance. Rather, Lange finds that education commonly contributes to aggression, especially in environments with ethnic divisions, limited resources and ineffective political institutions. He describes four ways in which organized learning spurs ethnic conflicts. Socialization in school shapes students' identities and the norms governing intercommunal relations. Education can also increase students' frustration and aggression when their expectations are not met. Sometimes, the competitive atmosphere gives students an incentive to participate in violence. Finally, education provides students with superior abilities to mobilize violent ethnic movements. Lange employs a cross-national statistical analysis with case studies of Sri Lanka, Cyprus, the Palestinian territories, India, sub-Saharan Africa, Canada and Germany"-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-234) and index.

"In Educations in Ethnic Violence, Matthew Lange explores the effects education has on ethnic violence. Lange contradicts the widely held belief that education promotes peace and tolerance. Rather, Lange finds that education commonly contributes to aggression, especially in environments with ethnic divisions, limited resources and ineffective political institutions. He describes four ways in which organized learning spurs ethnic conflicts. Socialization in school shapes students' identities and the norms governing intercommunal relations. Education can also increase students' frustration and aggression when their expectations are not met. Sometimes, the competitive atmosphere gives students an incentive to participate in violence. Finally, education provides students with superior abilities to mobilize violent ethnic movements. Lange employs a cross-national statistical analysis with case studies of Sri Lanka, Cyprus, the Palestinian territories, India, sub-Saharan Africa, Canada and Germany"-- Provided by publisher.

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