Nation building: why some countries come together while others fall apart

In: Princeton studies in global and comparative sociology

Abstract

Frontmatter --Contents --Figures --Tables --A Note to the Reader on the Online Appendix --Preface --Acknowledgments --Introduction --A Relational Theory and Nested Methods --Voluntary Organizations: Switzerland versus Belgium --Public Goods: Botswana versus Somalia --Communicative Integration: China versus Russia --Political Integration: Evidence from Countries around the World --Identifying with the Nation: Evidence from a Global Survey --Is Diversity Detrimental? --Policy Implications with Some Lessons Learned from Afghanistan --Appendix A: Supplement to Chapter 1 (Online) --Appendix B: Supplement to Chapter 4 --Appendix C: Supplement to Chapter 5 --Appendix D: Supplement to Chapter 6 --Appendix E: Supplement to Chapter 7 --Appendix F: Supplement to Chapter 8 --Notes --References --Index.