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Steven Wilkinson is originally from Scotland, where he received his undergraduate degree in History at the University of Edinburgh. He was later awarded his Ph.D. from MIT and has been teaching at Duke since 1999. Prior to joining Duke, he held fellowships at the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies (1995-8) and the Columbia University Society of Fellows in the Humanities (1998-99). In addition he has received fellowships from the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, the US Institute of Peace, and the Social Science Research Council. Professor Wilkinson has traveled widely in India. - Source: Powell's Books |
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This book explains the relationship between Hindu-Muslim riots and elections in India. - Source: Powell's Books View Detailed Summary
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Why do ethnic riots break out when and where they do? Why do some governments try to prevent ethnic riots while others do nothing or even participate in the violence? In this book Steven I. Wilkinson uses newly collected data on Hindu-Muslim riots, socio-economic factors and competitive politics in India to test his theory that riots are fomented in order to win elections and that governments decide whether to stop them or not based on the likely electoral cost of doing so. He finds that electoral factors account for most of the state-level variation in Hindu-Muslim riots: explaining for example why riots took place in Gujarat in 2002 but not in many other states where militants tried to foment violence. The general electoral theory he develops for India is extended to Ireland, Malaysia and Romania as Wilkinson shows that similar political factors motivate ethnic violence in many different countries. - Source: Powell's Books
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