1st Edition
Demographic Engineering: Population Strategies in Ethnic Conflict
By Paul Morland
Copyright 2014
228 Pages
by
Routledge
228 Pages
by
Routledge
228 Pages
by
Routledge
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Demography has always mattered in conflict, but with conflict increasingly of an inter-ethnic nature, with sharper demographic differences between ethnic groups and with the spread of democracy, numbers count in conflict now more than ever. This book argues for and develops a framework for demographic engineering which provides a fresh perspective for looking at political events in countries where... Read more
Contents: Foreword; Preface; Into the demographic whirlwind; Understanding demographic engineering; Sri Lanka: the forging of a single Sinhalese identity and its consequences; Northern Ireland: the six county state and its population; Israel/Palestine: from ingathering the exiles to competitive breeding; United States of America: defining the territory and ethnically managing its population; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Dr Paul Morland is Associate Research Fellow at Birkbeck, University of London, UK and a business consultant.
’At a time of demographic upheaval and soaring migration across ethnic lines, this book is more timely than ever. Paul Morland explains how ethnic groups and the nations they command have shaped their populations to maximise loyalty and minimise difference. Drawing on a range of case studies, he explains how dominant groups control ethnic composition through both identity construction and population policy.’ Eric Kaufmann, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK ’In this ambitious and thought-provoking book, Paul Morland argues for the centrality of strategies of demographic engineering in societies riven by ethnic conflicts. Particularly striking is Morland's distinction between hard engineering which seeks to increase or decrease an ethnic group's numbers and power by encouraging fertility or mortality, or through population movements, and soft engineering which focuses on changing territorial borders or ethnic identities. The result is a penetrating analysis of demographic components of ethnic conflicts in Sri Lanka, Israel/Palestine, Northern Ireland and the United States of America. Cogently argued and lucidly presented, Demographic Engineering makes an original and vital contribution to our understanding of the strategies of ethnic conflict.’ Anthony D. Smith, London School of Economics, UK
