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- Territorial fractionalization will be positively correlated with violent conflict against ethnically distinct host government.Cederman, Lars-Erik - Redemption through Rebellion: Border Change, Lost Unity, and Nationalist Con..., 2022 - 2 Variables
Using a new measure called "territorial fractionalization" to indicate the extent to which traditional societies are split across current states, the authors of this study propose that fragmentation of ethnic groups and ethnonationalism is key to understanding civil conflict. They find that higher measures of territorial fractionalization significantly predict a higher risk of civil conflict, and that greater increases in territorial fractionalization also predict greater risk of civil conflict. These results hold for a global sample of data from 1945 to 2017, as well as in European and African subsamples dating back to 1886.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - Slavery will be related to metalworking, polygyny, warfare, and stratification even when the variables are considered togetherHrnčíř, Václav - Archaeology of slavery from cross-cultural perspective, 2017 - 5 Variables
The authors examine correlations between slavery and variables that can potentially be detected archaeologically. The authors do not test specific hypotheses, but aim to explore the variables in a broader sense. As such, the authors use a grounded theory approach to data analysis in order to examine trends that emerge from the data itself.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - Higher frequency of warfare will be associated with harsh male initiation ceremoniesSchlegel, Alice - Pain, fear, and circumcision in boys' adolescent initiation ceremonies, 2017 - 2 Variables
Schlegel and Barry explore the conditions under which adolescent boys' initiation ceremonies involve rituals that frighten or cause pain to the initiates. The authors look for cross-cultural differences and similarities in cultural features associated with harsh rituals, in particular, genital operations.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - Slavery will be correlated with many social features (see variable list)Hrnčíř, Václav - Archaeology of slavery from cross-cultural perspective, 2017 - 10 Variables
The authors examine correlations between slavery and variables that can potentially be detected archaeologically. The authors do not test specific hypotheses, but aim to explore the variables in a broader sense. As such, the authors use a grounded theory approach to data analysis in order to examine trends that emerge from the data itself.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - There will be a relationship between the traditional presence of a segmentary lineage system and the presence and intensity of conflictMoscona, Jacob - Social structure and conflict: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa, 2017 - 8 Variables
Using a sample of 145 African societies, the authors seek to examine the relationship between segmentary lineage organization and conflict. Presented is evidence supporting the claim that segmentary lineage societies are more prone to conflict and to conflicts larger in scale and duration. The authors aim to contribute to a better understanding of the determinants of conflict, and additionally address the applicability of the present study beyond Africa.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - Onset and offset of conflict will be affected by segmentary lineage systemsMoscona, Jacob - Social structure and conflict: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa, 2017 - 11 Variables
Using a sample of 145 African societies, the authors seek to examine the relationship between segmentary lineage organization and conflict. Presented is evidence supporting the claim that segmentary lineage societies are more prone to conflict and to conflicts larger in scale and duration. The authors aim to contribute to a better understanding of the determinants of conflict, and additionally address the applicability of the present study beyond Africa.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - There will be a relationship between segmentary lineage and conflict, and this relationship does not work through prosperity or religionMoscona, Jacob - Social structure and conflict: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa, 2017 - 11 Variables
Using a sample of 145 African societies, the authors seek to examine the relationship between segmentary lineage organization and conflict. Presented is evidence supporting the claim that segmentary lineage societies are more prone to conflict and to conflicts larger in scale and duration. The authors aim to contribute to a better understanding of the determinants of conflict, and additionally address the applicability of the present study beyond Africa.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - Peace-related cultural variables will be negatively correlated with war-related variablesFry, Douglas P. - Societies within peace systems avoid war and build positive intergroup relat..., 2021 - 12 Variables
In this article, the authors explore cultural variables that they propose contribute to the maintenance of peace in non-warring societies. These variables are compared in 16 peaceful systems (as coded by the authors from anthropological and historical data) and in 30 warring societies taken from the Standard Cross-Cultural Sample (SCCS). Findings associate more peaceful cultures with peace systems, and non-peaceful cultures with warring societies.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - RETRACTED: There is an association between moral gods and social complexity (227).Whitehouse, Harvey - RETRACTED: Complex societies precede moralizing gods throughout world history, 2019 - 2 Variables
Researchers tackle the moral gods hypothesis which proposes that moral gods enabled large-scale societies to evolve. They use 414 societies spanning 10,000 years in Seshat: Global History Databank and code 51 measures of social complexity and four measures of moral gods. The findings of the present study challenge the moral gods hypothesis. In the societies studied, complex societies appear to precede moral gods rather than the inverse of moral gods preceding complex societies.
Related Hypotheses Cite More By Author - RETRACTED: Contrary to the Moral High Gods hypothesis, complex societies precede moralizing gods (227).Whitehouse, Harvey - RETRACTED: Complex societies precede moralizing gods throughout world history, 2019 - 2 Variables
Researchers tackle the moral gods hypothesis which proposes that moral gods enabled large-scale societies to evolve. They use 414 societies spanning 10,000 years in Seshat: Global History Databank and code 51 measures of social complexity and four measures of moral gods. The findings of the present study challenge the moral gods hypothesis. In the societies studied, complex societies appear to precede moral gods rather than the inverse of moral gods preceding complex societies.
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