Lee, Feng-yu and Lin, Tse-min  <br/><br/>
Institutions, contexts, and ethnic violence in comparative perspective 

 - International Political Science Review  
 - 42(3), Jun, 2021: p.400-415 
<br/><br/> Which combinations of government structures and electoral systems create better frameworks for addressing ethnic violence? Is there any one-size-fits-all institutional solution to violent ethnic conflict? Why or why not? These questions are of substantial importance to scholars and policymakers alike, but the extant literature does not provide a systematic and thorough exploration. In this article, we argue that the effects of political institutions on ethnic violence are moderated by parameters of ethnic configurations. Through a large comparative study, we find that institutions are relevant when ethnic groups are not geographically dispersed, and whether ethnic minorities face a majority group also matters. For concentrated minorities facing a majority, semi-presidential-proportional and presidential-proportional systems are more effective in reducing violence. In cases involving concentrated minorities facing no majority, parliamentary-non-proportional systems are associated with the most intense violence. We conclude that states seeking to alleviate ethnic violence by institutional engineering must take contexts seriously. – Reproduced <br/>Keywords <br/> 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Government structures, Electoral systems, Ethnic violence, Ethnic configuration, Multilevel analysis