Jan 2003 – Jan 2007
This doctoral project focus on the relationships between ethnic identities, ethnic intolerance and violence. The dissertation will consist of a set of empirical articles, an introductory piece presenting common themes for the articles and summary and commentary on the results of the empirical analysis. The quantitative analyses will make use of survey data from countries of former Yugoslavia, East European countries and West European countries. Special attention will be devoted to following factors:
The main thesis advisor is Kristen Ringdal, NTNU. The co-advisor is Ola Listhaug, NTNU.