Coethnicity: Diversity and the Dilemmas of Collective Action

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The Russell Sage Foundation The Russell Sage Foundation, one of the oldest of America’s general purpose foundations, was established in 1907 by Mrs. Margaret Olivia Sage for “the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States.” The Foundation seeks to fulfill this mandate by fostering the development and dissemination of knowledge about the country’s political, social, and economic problems. While the Foundation endeavors to assure the accuracy and objectivity of each book it publishes, the conclusions and interpretations in Russell Sage Foundation publications are those of the authors and not of the Foundation, its Trustees, or its staff. Publication by Russell Sage, therefore, does not imply Foundation endorsement. BOARD OF TRUSTEES Mary C. Waters, Chair Kenneth D. Brody Kathleen Hall Jamieson Shelley E. Taylor W. Bowman Cutter, III Melvin J. Konner Richard H. Thaler Christopher Edley Jr. Alan B. Krueger Eric Wanner John A. Ferejohn Cora B. Marrett Larry V. Hedges Nancy Rosenblum Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Coethnicity : diversity and the dilemmas of collective action / James Habyarimana . . . [et al.]. p. cm. — (Russell Sage Foundation series on trust) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-87154-420-9 (alk. paper) 1. Multiculturalism. 2. Ethnicity. 3. Collective behavior. 4. Social action. 5. Cooperation. I. Habyarimana, James P. HM1271.C634 2009 307.1’4160890091724—dc22 2009008102 Copyright © 2009 by Russell Sage Foundation. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical , photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Reproduction by the United States Government in whole or in part is permitted for any purpose. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials. ANSI Z39.48-1992. Text design by Suzanne Nichols. RUSSELL SAGE FOUNDATION 112 East 64th Street, New York, New York 10065 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The Russell Sage Foundation Series on Trust T he Russell Sage Foundation Series on Trust examines the conceptual structure and the empirical basis of claims concerning the role of trust and trustworthiness in establishing and maintaining cooperative behavior in a wide variety of social, economic, and political contexts. The focus is on concepts, methods , and findings that will enrich social science and inform public policy. The books in the series raise questions about how trust can be distinguished from other means of promoting cooperation and explore those analytic and empirical issues that advance our comprehension of the roles and limits of trust in social, political, and economic life. Because trust is at the core of understandings of social order from varied disciplinary perspectives, the series offers the best work of scholars from diverse backgrounds and, through the edited volumes, encourages engagement across disciplines and orientations. The goal of the series is to improve the current state of trust research by providing a clear theoretical account of the causal role of trust within given institutional, organizational, and interpersonal situations, developing sound measures of trust to test theoretical claims within relevant settings, and establishing some common ground among concerned scholars and policymakers . Karen S. Cook Russell Hardin Margaret Levi Series Editors Previous Volumes in the Series Democracy and the Culture of Skepticism: Political Trust in Argentina and Mexico Matthew R. Cleary and Susan Stokes Cooperation Without Trust? Karen S. Cook, Russell Hardin, and Margaret Levi Trust and Governance Valerie Braithwaite and Margaret Levi, editors Trust in Society Karen S. Cook, editor Evolution and the Capacity for Commitment Randolph N. Nesse, editor Trust and Trustworthiness Russell Hardin Trust in the Law: Encouraging Public Cooperation with the Police and Courts Tom R. Tyler and Yuen J. Huo Trust and Reciprocity: Interdisciplinary Lessons from Experimental Research Elinor Ostrom and James Walker, editors Trust and Distrust in Organizations: Dilemmas and Approaches Roderick M. Kramer and Karen S. Cook, editors Distrust Russell Hardin, editor Streetwise: How Taxi Drivers Establish Their Customers’ Trustworthiness Diego Gambetta and Heather Hamill ...