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Borders and the burdened: colonial partitioning and levels of trust, identity, and discrimination in Africa
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This thesis exploits the long-run effects of ethnic partitioning on trust, national identity, and
feelings of discrimination within ethnic groups across 29 Sub-Saharan countries. Combining
individual data from Afrobarometer (2005-2023) with the pre-colonial location of ethnic
homelands, I find a significant effect of exogenously defined borders on current attitudes.
Difference-in-differences estimates show that individuals from majority segments within
partitioned groups exhibit lower trust, weaker national identification, and perceptions of
discriminatory political systems. Overall, the findings highlight how colonial borders
persistently deteriorate social cohesion.
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Afrobarometer Colonial partitioning Ethnicity Trust Identity Political discrimination