Abstract Previous research shows that violence is an important factor driving ethnic identification and grievances, but most works explore micro-level effects focus on specific cases have limited external validity. This article looks at the individual-level consequences of civilian victimization in a large sample across Africa. Combining georeferenced survey data from several rounds Afrobaromet...

New Zealand is a parliamentary democracy with a unicameral legislature. The country adopted a “mixed member proportional” voting system from 1993 that ushered in more frequent elections and coalition governments. The government in recent years has sought to address longstanding native Māori grievances, underpinned by recognition of the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi, signed by some Māori groups and th...

BACKGROUND A growing body of evidence suggests that patient (including family) feedback can provide compelling opportunities for developing risk management and quality improvement strategies, as well as improving customer satisfaction. The Patient Representative Department (PRD) at Stanford Health Care (SHC) (Stanford, California) created a streamlined patient complaint capture and resolution p...

This article presents an integrated model of contentious nationalist activity, with structure, politics, and action assuming equal roles in an interdependent causal system. The model is tested using simultaneous equation systems on 130 ethno-nationalist groups from 1990 to 1998. The results confirm the vital, indirect role of grievances and group identity on protest and the powerful direct and ...