Reposted by Shubha K. Prasad
Conflictsky, polisky, contentiousky: Will be presenting joint research with U Daxecker and K Batra at the @hertieschool.bsky.social. The paper "Sowing discord: How violence transforms political identities and cleavages," uses evidence from India. Details: www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...
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Sowing discord: How violence transforms political identities and cleavages
<p>It is well known that political violence hardens existing identities and deepens political cleavages. Departing from conventional wisdom, we argue that violence can be used to transform rather than...