Segmentary Lineage Organization and Conflict in Sub‐Saharan Africa
<jats:p>We test the longstanding hypothesis that ethnic groups organized around "segmentary lineages" are more prone to conflict. Ethnographic accounts suggest that in such societies, which are characterized by strong allegiances to distant relatives, individuals are obligated to com...
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| Language: | English |
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Econometric Society,
2022-02-22T20:39:15Z.
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