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Geographic axes and the persistence of cultural diversity by Laitin, David D, Moortgat, Joachim, Robinson, Amanda Lea

“…Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs, and Steel [Diamond J, (1997) Guns, Germs, and Steel (WW Norton, NY)] has provided a scientific foundation for answering basic…”
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Ethnic Visibility by Robinson, Amanda Lea

“…The political utility of ethnicity is typically attributed to the ease with which it can be observed. However, ethnic visibility is not universal, and I argue…”
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National Versus Ethnic Identification in Africa: Modernization, Colonial Legacy, and the Origins of territorial Nationalism by Robinson, Amanda Lea

“…Communal conflicts, civil wars, and state collapse have led many to portray the notion of African nation-states as an oxymoron. Some scholars of African…”
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Nationalism and Ethnic-Based Trust: Evidence From an African Border Region by Robinson, Amanda Lea

“…In diverse societies, individuals tend to trust coethnics more than non-coethnics. I argue that identification with a territorially defined nation, common to…”
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Internal Borders: Ethnic-Based Market Segmentation in Malawi by Robinson, Amanda Lea

“…•Ethnic differences are associated with less market integration in Malawi.•Maize price differences are larger for ethnically dissimilar markets.•Qualitative…”
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Do Men and Women Have Different Policy Preferences in Africa? Determinants and Implications of Gender Gaps in Policy Prioritization by Gottlieb, Jessica, Grossman, Guy, Robinson, Amanda Lea

“…Policies designed to increase women’s representation in Africa are often motivated by the assumption that men and women have different policy preferences. This…”
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Segregation, Ethnic Favoritism, and the Strategic Targeting of Local Public Goods by Ejdemyr, Simon, Kramon, Eric, Robinson, Amanda Lea

“…This article demonstrates that ethnic segregation is a key determinant of local public goods provision. We argue that this results from politicians’ strategic…”
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Nationalism and Ethnic-Based Trust by Robinson, Amanda Lea

“…In diverse societies, individuals tend to trust coethnics more than non-coethnics. I argue that identification with a territorially defined nation, common to…”
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Beyond Ethnic Politics in Africa. By Dominika Koter. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2016. 202p. $99.99 cloth by Robinson, Amanda Lea

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(How) Do Voters Discriminate Against Women Candidates? Experimental and Qualitative Evidence From Malawi by Clayton, Amanda, Robinson, Amanda Lea, Johnson, Martha C., Muriaas, Ragnhild

“…How do voters evaluate women candidates in places where traditional gender norms are strong? We conduct a survey experiment in Malawi to assess both whether…”
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Who is Targeted in Corruption? Disentangling the Effects of Wealth and Power on Exposure to Bribery by Robinson, Amanda Lea, Seim, Brigitte

“…Corrupt government officials must weigh the potential costs and benefits of soliciting a bribe using limited information about a citizen's ability to pay but…”
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Who’s Asking? Interviewer Coethnicity Effects in African Survey Data by Adida, Claire L., Ferree, Karen E., Posner, Daniel N., Robinson, Amanda Lea

“…Face-to-face interviews constitute a social interaction between interviewer and respondent, and in the African context, social interactions are strongly shaped…”
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Making connections: a multi-disciplinary analysis of domestic homicide, mental health homicide and adult practice reviews by Robinson, Amanda Lea, Rees, Alyson, Dehaghani, Roxanna

“…Purpose The purpose of this paper is to “read across” a sample of domestic homicide reviews (DHRs), mental health homicide reviews (MHHRs) and adult practice…”
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Triggers of Escalations in Violence Against Civilians by Non-State Actors in Africa by Nyseth Brehm, Hollie, Robinson, Amanda Lea, Saraswati, Mini

“…Although past research has addressed why civilians are targeted, we know less about why non-state actors escalate violence against civilians at particular…”
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Ethnic associations and politics in contemporary Malawi by Kayira, Gift Wasambo, Banda, Paul Chiudza, Robinson, Amanda Lea

“…Malawi has recently seen a rise in the number and prominence of formal ethnic associations. What is the nature of these organizations and what effect will they…”
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Why (some) immigrants resist assimilation: US racism and the African immigrant experience by Adida, Claire L, Robinson, Amanda Lea

“…Scholarship shows that Black immigrants to the US resist assimilation to reduce exposure to racial discrimination faced by native-born African Americans. But,…”
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Fostering the use of quasi-experimental designs for evaluating public health interventions: insights from an mHealth project in Malawi by Fotso, Jean Christophe, Robinson, Amanda Lea, Noordam, A. Camielle, Crawford, Jessica

“…The evidence base to support the growing field of mHealth is relatively nascent, with most studies lacking the level of rigor needed to inform scale up of…”
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Trust amid diversity: Nationalism and interethnic trust in Africa by Robinson, Amanda Lea

“…A large, cross-disciplinary body of scholarship has shown that ethnic diversity is related to poor economic performance. Several mechanisms have been proposed…”
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Book Reviews|Comparative Politics: Beyond Ethnic Politics in Africa. By Koter, Dominika . New York: Cambridge University Press, 2016. 202 p. $99.99 cloth by Robinson, Amanda Lea

“…[...]she argues that politicians always prefer to work with credible intermediaries if they are present: [...]Koter argues that the presence and strength of…”
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Beyond Ethnic Politics in Africa. By Koter Dominika . New York: Cambridge University Press, 2016. 202p. $99.99 cloth by Robinson, Amanda Lea

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