Sentence examples for ethnic fragmentation from inspiring English sources

Instead of lurching towards sectarian divisions and ethnic fragmentation, stability in the Middle East is possible by turning to unity and integration once again.

Researchers at Mori found that the average level of satisfaction with local authorities declines steeply as the extent of ethnic fragmentation increases.

The impact of the slave trade on ethnic stratification has also been studied by Whatley and Gillezeau (2011), who establish the existence of a positive relationship between current ethnic fragmentation and slave exports from West Africa.

Panizza (1999) conducts a cross-sectional analysis on a sample of 55 countries and finds that the central government's share of revenues (used as a measure of fiscal centralization) significantly decreases with the size of countries, per capita income levels, and their degree of ethnic fragmentation (although the latter effect is less robust).

These findings highlight the need to promote population-based strategies to prevent exposure to deleterious environmental risk factors for disorder before and after psychosis onset (social and ethnic fragmentation, low social cohesion or support, economic deprivation) (Kirkbride and Jones, 2011).

COMMON sense and hard research show that ethnic and linguistic fragmentation make it difficult to run a government.

It added to the already prominent ethnic and class fragmentation and became one more reason for internal infighting that was to impair the Republic.

The peculiar nature identified with "Balkanization"—that is, fragmentation of ethnic groups derives in part from the compartmentalization brought about by the mountainous relief.

Despite a history of ethnic, linguistic, and political fragmentation, the people of the Indian subcontinent are unified by a common cultural and ethical outlook; a wealth of ancient textual literature in Sanskrit, Prākrit, and regional languages is a major unifying factor.

He warns that ethnic politics and internal fragmentation are serious challenges for Afghanistan.

The root causes include structural barriers to inadequate services, limited civil society participation, discriminatory attitudes within communities and institutionalised political and administrative fragmentation along ethnic lines.