Inequality, Social Protests and Civil War
| Autor | Fabio Andrés Díaz |
| Cargo | MA in Development Studies |
| Páginas | 25-39 |
ABSTRACT
The following article presents a series of hy-
potheses to analyze the possible transitions
between protest and civil war and their relation
to inequality. To do so, the article presents an
analysis on the emergence of protests and its re-
lation with the increase in inequality across the
world. This increase in inequality can in fact
lead to social unrest, instability and in some
cases facilitate the emergence of future armed
conflicts. Thus this scenario of increased in-
equality presents different possible trajectories:
1) protest generated by inequality can escalate
into civil conflicts and civil war, or 2) protest
generated by inequality can facilitate processes
of participation and democratic consolidation.
The possibility of either of these transitions
taking place is defined by the structural condi-
tions that define the interactions between pro-
testors and authorities in particular settings.
Key words: Inequality, horizontal inequality,
Vertical inequality, protest, civil wars.
Inequidad, protestas sociales
y guerra civil
RESUMEN
A partir de una serie de hipótesis se estudian
las posibles transiciones entre protestas y
guerras civiles, y su relación con la existencia
de inequidades en diferentes constituyentes.
Se analiza la emergencia de una nueva ola
de protestas, su relación con la existencia de
inequidades y su aumento a nivel mundial.
Este aumento puede, de hecho, favorecer la
emergencia de conflictos sociales, inestabili-
dad política, y, en algunos casos, facilitar la
emergencia de futuros conflictos armados.
Este escenario de mayor inequidad presen-
ta posibles trayectorias, de manera que las
Inequality, Social Protests
and Civil War
Fabio Andrés Díaz*
* MA in Development Studies. Research Associate, Department of Political and International Studies Rhodes
University & Researcher International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University, Rotterdam (Netherlands).
[diazpabon@iss.nl].
Recibido: 23 de marzo de 2017 / Modificado: 13 de julio de 2017 / Aceptado: 9 de agosto de 2017
Para citar este artículo:
Díaz, F. A. (2017). Inequality, Social Protests and Civil War. oasis, 26, 25-39.
doi: https://doi.org/10.18601/16577558.n26.03
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