Political Centralization

Associated Documents (9)

Main AuthorPublished YearTitle
Peregrine, Peter N.Some political aspects of craft specialization
Otterbein, Keith F.Internal war: a cross-cultural study
Ritter, Madeline LattmanThe conditions favoring age-set organization
Martin, M. KayFemale of the species
Michalopoulos, SteliosPre‐colonial ethnic institutions and contemporary African development
Frederic L. PryorEconomic Systems of Foraging, Agricultural, and Industrial Societies
Zinkina, JuliaCircumscription Theory of the Origins of the State: A Cross-Cultural Re-analysis
Osafo-Kwaako, PhilipPolitical centralization in pre-colonial Africa

Associated Hypotheses (20)

Main AuthorHypothesis
Peregrine, Peter N.Advances in craft specialization are positively associated with political centralization (1).
Otterbein, Keith F.". . . the higher the level of political complexity, the less the likelihood of war being initiated by anyone in the political community" (282)
Otterbein, Keith F.". . . uncentralized political systems are more likely to have war initiated by anyone rather than by an official of the political community if fraternal interest groups are present" (282)
Otterbein, Keith F."If we control for level of political complexity, the magnitude of the relationship between the type of initiating party and the frequency of internal war in uncentralized political systems is increased . . ." (283)
Otterbein, Keith F.". . . internal war will be found in uncentralized political systems characterized by fraternal interest groups; . . . the presence of fraternal interest groups in centralized political systems . . . should have no effect on the frequency of internal war . . ." (284)
Otterbein, Keith F.". . . internal war will be found in uncentralized political systems characterized by fraternal interest groups; . . . the presence of fraternal interest groups in centralized political systems . . . should have no effect on the frequency of internal war . . ." (284)
Ritter, Madeline LattmanThe presence of age-set systems will be negatively associated with political centralization (90).
Martin, M. KayHorticultural subsistence activity will be negatively associated with political centralization (218).
Michalopoulos, SteliosPolitical centralization among pre-colonial African ethnic institutions is positively associated with contemporary regional development (114).
Frederic L. PryorEconomic development will be associated with certain political institutions among foraging groups. (52)
Frederic L. PryorForaging economy type (classic, transitional, human-wealth oriented, intangible-wealth oriented, politically oriented, or physical-wealth oriented) will be associated with the presence of certain political institutions. (52)
Frederic L. PryorDependence on agriculture for subsistence will be positively associated with various forms of socioeconomic competition. (75)
Frederic L. PryorAgricultural economy type (Herding-Plus, Egalitarian, Individualistic, or Semi-Marketized) will be associated with the presence of certain political institutions. (116)
Osafo-Kwaako, PhilipPolitical centralization predicts increases in public goods and development outcomes.
Osafo-Kwaako, PhilipPolitical centralization will be predicted by population density, frequency of being attacked, and trade in the worldwide sample, but not in the Africa sub-sample.
Osafo-Kwaako, PhilipAgricultural potential may predict population density, which in turn could predict political centralization in the world sample, but not in the African sample.
Zinkina, JuliaPolitical centralization will be positively associated with the subjugation of territory or people as an aim of warfare (191)
Zinkina, JuliaPolitical centralization will be positively associated with the subjugation of land - fields, hunting/fishing territories, or pastures - as an aim of warfare
Zinkina, JuliaPolitical centralization will be negatively associated with plunder as an aim of warfare

Associated OCMs

  1. territorial organization
  2. territorial hierarchy
  3. districts
  4. provinces
  5. government institutions
  6. chief executive