Does Oil Cause Ethnic War? Comparing Evidence from Process-tracing with Quantitative Results

• Published in: Security studies Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 359 - 390
• Main Authors: Tang, Shiping, Xiong, Yihan, Li, Hui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Routledge 03.07.2017; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Case studies; Ethnic conflict; Ethnogeography; Hate; Minority & ethnic violence; Petroleum; Qualitative research; Quantitative analysis; Resentment; War

This article contributes both empirically and methodologically. Empirically, we seek to advance our understanding of an important puzzle: does oil cause ethnic war? Methodologically, we seek to identify more precisely the different weaknesses and strengths of the quantitative approach and case studi...