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McLaughlin, Eric. "Language Conflict, Political Protest, and Political Violence: Reexamining the Causal Link between Grievance and Action" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia Marriott Hotel, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 27, 2003 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p63194_index.html>

McLaughlin, E. , 2003-08-27 "Language Conflict, Political Protest, and Political Violence: Reexamining the Causal Link between Grievance and Action" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia Marriott Hotel, Philadelphia, PA Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p63194_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: This study examines the relationship that can exist between the nature of conflict in a society and the strategic environment in which affected groups must strategically operate to address grievances. Closely following recent research by David D. Laitin, the principal contention of this paper is that, in many societies characterized by language conflict, the strategic environment that emerges as a bi-product of this conflict often makes the task of mobilization on the part of aggrieved groups less likely. Unlike Laitin, however, who argued that language conflict was force that reduced the likelihood of political violence (a “straw that strengthens the camels back”), I argue that this is only the case when certain mechanisms are present and that, in reality, the negative relationship Laitin identifies is contingent upon the presence of those three mechanisms. Empirical Analysis of the Minorities at Risk dataset shows some support for the theoretical relevance of these mechanisms. The analysis lends support to the notion that no 1:1 relationship can be said to exist between linguistic diversity and conflict. The relationship is not simple, consistent, unconditional, or of uniform magnitude or direction. By specifying theoretically how linguistic diversity is likely to transform the strategic environment in which players must behave, however, this analysis identifies some of the conditions under which grievances are likely to become volatile

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