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Paul Brass
Publications - 1
Citations - 900
Paul Brass is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Ethnic group & Ethnic history. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 849 citations.
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Violence and the Social Construction of Ethnic Identity
TL;DR: This article examined the theoretical implications of the observation that ethnic identities are socially constructed for explaining ethnic violence, distinguishing between two classes of mechanisms: individuals are viewed as the agents who construct identities, and constructivist explanations for ethnic violence tend to merge with analyses that stress strategic action by both elites and mass publics.