出版社：American Sociological Association Section on Political Economy of the World System
摘要：Th is article recasts debates about the extent and causes of ethnic con. ict within the world-system framework. Ethnifi cation and indigenism are inherent structural con-tradictions of the modern world-system, and there is the highest incidence of ethnic resis-tance at the peak of a hegemon's ascendancy. Consequently, there has not been a dramatic increase in ethnic con. ict since the end of the Cold War. However, ethnic mobilizations pose an increased challenge to the continued func-tioning of the world-system during the current age of transition. Ethnic mobilizations erode the capitalist civilizational project and increase costs to the system in ways that exacerbate the growing profi t squeeze. I identify fi ve ways in which the counter-hegemonic mobilizations of ethnic minorities are costly to the world-system and can push it toward bifurcation and transformation
