The article asserts that extremely heterogeneous societies are not necessarily more civil‑war‑prone because high 'coordination costs' impede mass mobilization. Instead, moderately homogeneous polities can be more unstable, where factions coordinate more easily.
— This flips a common assumption about diversity and conflict, changing how policymakers read social composition when assessing domestic stability.
2025.10.07
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Betz writes that 'extremely heterogeneous societies are not more prone to civil war... The most unstable are moderately homogenous.'
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