Ethnic Violence in Latin America - Rethinking the Theory with a Regional Perspective

• In Event: Moving Forward? State Efficiency, Social Mobility, and Violence in Latin America (1970-2010)

Abstract

Ethnic violence is thought as a phenomenon with different characteristics depending the region of study. This paper propose a step forward in this discussion, seeking to answer
the question of whether is necessary to rethink the theory in order to explain the ethnic violence in 17 countries from Latin American case. The central hypothesis suggests that structural factors such as income distribution, market reforms, political regime, political discrimination, geographic concentration and levels of protest explain the different levels of ethnic violence in Latin America. The main results show that violence in Latin America is triggered by the indigenous protest and market reforms that have occurred between 1990 and 2006.

Author

• Carolina Acevedo