Does ethnic diversity increase violent crime? A global analysis of homicide rates, 1995-2013

Many scholars argue that diverse preferences and coordination failure stemming from high ethnic diversity results in high social frictions, leading to socio-political failure. Criminological theories suggest that crime is driven by very similar processes. The specialized literature on civil war, how...

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Authors: De Soysa, Indra 1964- (Author) ; Noel, Carmen (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: European journal of criminology
Year: 2020, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 175-198
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Ethnic diversity
Ethnic polarization
Homicide rates
Social inequality

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