Violence and Bias: The Political Legacy of Anti-Chinese Violence in Indonesia

• In Event: Discrimination, Repression, and Violent Extremism

Brief Overview

We examine the long-term effect of ethnic violence in the context of Indonesia and show that current outgroup intolerance and support for radical-right politicians are associated with exposure to anti-Chinese rhetoric and violence under dictatorship.

Authors

• Sanghoon Kim-Leffingwell, University of North Texas

• Yujeong Yang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign