Inclusive clientelist patronage across ethnic elites can dampen inter-ethnic rivalry

Evidence

Kaunda combined formal policies (like public spending on education) and informal neo-patrimonial interventions to uphold loyalties across ethno-political elites. These elites became part of a system where cooperation was sufficiently inclusive to foster integration (Burnell, 2005: 119). — Johan Brosché and Hanne Fjelde and Kristine Höglund, Electoral violence and the legacy of…, 75

Categorization

• XREF: Relevant to threatened-privilege mechanism — inclusive neo-patrimonial co-optation is a plausible moderating counterforce to ethnic anxiety mobilization. — connects to: Electoral violence in ethnically divided societies erupts when elections become ethnic head counts. — Johan Brosché and Hanne Fjelde and Kristine Höglund, Electoral violence and the legacy of…, 14; African ruling coalitions nearly always include some ethno-regional intermediaries, but inclusion depth varies — Johan Brosché and Hanne Fjelde and Kristine Höglund, Electoral violence and the legacy of…, 23; Authoritarian regime stability ultimately rests on informal patronage networks brokered by ethnic elites — Johan Brosché and Hanne Fjelde and Kristine Höglund, Electoral violence and the legacy of…, 22 (+8 more)

Related

• Authoritarian regime stability ultimately rests on informal patronage networks brokered by ethnic elites (similarity 0.84)
• Inclusive authoritarian legacies reduce zero-sum ethnic politics during democratic transitions (similarity 0.82)
• African ruling coalitions nearly always include some ethno-regional intermediaries, but inclusion depth varies (similarity 0.81)
• Preventing ethnic dominance reduces electoral violence during democratic transitions (similarity 0.79)
• Authoritarian-era rhetoric norms constrain whether elites can later mobilize voters through ethnic hostility. (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Political interdependence between groups suppresses open hostility in inequality #corroborates (0.82) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 669
• Absorbing rival elites into the ruling bloc decapitates and neutralizes opposition #corroborates (0.80)
• Patrimonial elites extend control through fictive kinship and patronage networks #expands (0.75)
• Cultural identity overrides ideological unity in determining state cohesion #corroborates (0.72)