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Abstract
Ethnicity has played a core role in the construction of African security
institutions, with leaders often relying on coethnics to secure
military loyalty. Such practices, termed ethnic stacking, likely have
profound consequences for a range of important outcomes, from combat
effectiveness to coup propensity to democratization. The Ethnic Stacking
in Africa Dataset provides the first comprehensive data on the ethnic
stacking practices of all African countries, from independence to 2018
(with 95.7% of leaders and 98.3% of country years recovered). This new
data will allow scholars to better understand African militaries and
their behavior and capabilities.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 609-632 |
Number of pages | 24 |
Journal | Conflict Management and Peace Science |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 5 |
Early online date | 17 Nov 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2022 |
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The Role of Ethnicity in African: The Role of Ethnicity in African Militaries: Generating New Data on Ethnic Stacking Practices
Harkness, K. (PI)
1/09/17 → 31/08/18
Project: Standard
Datasets
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The Ethnic Stacking in Africa Dataset: When leaders use ascriptive identity to build military loyalty (dataset)
Harkness, K. (Creator), University of St Andrews, 19 Nov 2021
DOI: 10.17630/6e99900f-22e2-44bb-b7b1-309d25a4bb63
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