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Ethnic Accommodation and the Backlash From Dominant Groups.
1Department of European Studies and Slavic Studies, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland.
The Journal of Conflict Resolution
|January 12, 2026
Summary
Ethnic accommodation can provoke backlash from dominant groups. Nationalist parties may exploit these fears, leading to protests and violence, but strategies exist to mitigate this risk.
Area of Science:
- Political Science
- Sociology
- Ethnic Studies
Background:
- Ethnic accommodation policies, such as power-sharing and multiculturalism, aim to integrate subordinate groups.
- These policies can inadvertently create grievances among dominant groups who perceive a threat to their status or identity.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the conditions under which ethnic accommodation triggers backlash from dominant ethnic groups.
- To understand the role of nationalist parties in mobilizing dominant groups against accommodation policies.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of monthly data on ethnic accommodation in 125 multi-ethnic electoral regimes (1990-2018).
- Examination of dominant group mobilization, including anti-government protests and communal violence.
Main Results:
- Ethnic accommodation is systematically linked to increased dominant group mobilization.
- The introduction or expansion of group-based accommodation correlates with heightened dominant group activity.
Conclusions:
- Ethnic accommodation can lead to backlash, particularly when dominant groups' fears are articulated and exploited by political actors.
- Understanding these dynamics is crucial for designing inclusive policies that avoid destabilizing ethnic conflict.
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