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PaperclipPerfector  7mo ago (text post)   3223 thread views

Small-Scale Question Sunday for September 10, 2023

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Has anyone done a correlational analysis of violence and stability in Middle Eastern region by rate of SS African admixture?

Most of MENA has much less sub-Saharan admixture than any Caribbean country or Brazil (which is where most of these studies are conducted). The primary viable country I can see for analysis would be Sudan, which has a large Arab and a large black population (even after South Sudanese secession).

That said, I also understand that in Sudan, the roaming janjaweed bands of semi-nomadic youths who rape, steal and kill in Darfur (and who now make up a substantial part of the RSF’s troops) are predominantly Arab, while their victims are predominantly black/indigenous pastoralists.

Has anyone done this for other regions?

I’ve seen some before for Brazil and American states / counties

That’s because there’s massive regional differences in America and Brazil. I don’t think the same is true of the Middle East.

Huh. I would expect a lot of regional variation. Mobility (physical or economic) seems really low compared to post-colonization Americas, but maybe I’m just generalizing from the 20th century?

Why don't you do it yourself? There are plenty of publicly available databases.

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