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The Absence of Intergroup Violence in Botswana: An Assessment of the Role of Development Strategies

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Intergroup violence in Botswana has been limited and sporadic despite objectively significant social divisions. There have been neither civil wars nor coups. Riots occur rarely and subside quickly. What accounts for the relatively limited mobilization around potentially important intergroup divisions, including the absence of significant intergroup violence?

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Poteete, A.R. (2013). The Absence of Intergroup Violence in Botswana: An Assessment of the Role of Development Strategies. In: Ascher, W., Mirovitskaya, N. (eds) The Economic Roots of Conflict and Cooperation in Africa. Politics, Economics, and Inclusive Development. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137356796_8

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