Introduction: Identity Matters

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments viii
5. Contributors ix
6. Introduction: Identity Matters 1
7. 1. Ethnic Conflict and Civic Nationalism: A Model 15
8. 2. Social Identity Matters: Predicting Prejudice and Violence in Western Europe 34
9. 3. Readiness to Fight in Crimea: How It Interrelates with National and Ethnic Identities 49
10. 4. Ethnic Identities of the Karen Peoples in Burma and Thailand 73
11. 5. European Attitudes toward Immigrants 98
12. 6. Tibetan Identity in Today’s China 120
13. 7. Cross-Cutting Identities in Singapore: Crabgrass on the Padang 130
14. 8. The Casamance Separatist Conflict: From Identity to the Trap of “Identitism” 157
15. 9. Manufacturing Sectarian Divides: The Chinese State, Identities, and Collective Violence 171
16. 10. Islam and the West: A Perspective from Pakistan 190
17. Conclusion: Ethnic and Sectarian as Ideal Types 205
18. Index 235