Trickle-down ethnic politics : drunk and absent in the Kenya Police Force (1957-1970)
| dc.contributor.author | Eynde, Oliver Vanden | en_ZA |
| dc.contributor.author | Kuhn, Patrick M. | en_ZA |
| dc.contributor.author | Moradi, Alexander | en_ZA |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-09-02T06:49:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-09-02T06:49:22Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.description | CITATION: Eynde, O. V., Kuhn, P. M. & Moradi, A. 2018. Trickle-down Ethnic politics : drunk and absent in the Kenya Police Force (1957-1970). American Economic Journal : Economic Policy, 10(3):388-417, doi:10.1257/pol.20160384. | |
| dc.description | The original publication is available at https://www.aeaweb.org | |
| dc.description.abstract | How does ethnic politics affect the state's ability to provide policing services? Using a panel of administrative personnel data on the full careers of 6,784 police officers, we show how the rise of ethnic politics around Kenya's independence influenced policemen's behavior. We find a significant deterioration in discipline after Kenya's first multiparty election for those police officers of ethnic groups associated with the ruling party. These effects are driven by a behavioral change among these policemen. We find no evidence of favoritism within the police. Instead, our results are consistent with co-ethnic officers experiencing an emboldenment effect. Our findings highlight that the state's security apparatus, at its most granular level, is not insulated from ethnic politics. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.uri | https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/pol.20160384 | |
| dc.description.version | Publisher's version | |
| dc.format.extent | 30 pages ; illustrations | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Eynde, O. V., Kuhn, P. M. & Moradi, A. 2018. Trickle-down Ethnic politics : drunk and absent in the Kenya Police Force (1957-1970). American Economic Journal : Economic Policy, 10(3):388-417, doi:10.1257/pol.20160384 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1945-774X (online) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1945-7731 (print) | |
| dc.identifier.other | doi:10.1257/pol.20160384 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/106410 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_ZA | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | American Economic Association | |
| dc.rights.holder | American Economic Journal: Economic Policy | |
| dc.subject | Alcoholism and employment -- Kenya | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Police -- Alcohol use -- Kenya | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Ethnic relations -- Political aspects -- Kenya -- 1950s | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Ethnic relations -- Political aspects -- Kenya -- 1960s | en_ZA |
| dc.title | Trickle-down ethnic politics : drunk and absent in the Kenya Police Force (1957-1970) | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Article | en_ZA |