The Varying Effects of Religion on Conflict Intractability

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Brief Overview

This paper grapples with intractable conflicts, especially those fought on religious grounds. Disaggregating religious causes into four types, I argue that certain religious causes are more salient of conflict intractability than others.

Author

• Chirasree Mukherjee, Arizona State University