Knowing ethnicity: the politics of classification and pluralism in Kenya

In a postcolonial context where ethnicity has been weaponized by politicians and studied as a tool of divisiveness by scholars, Samantha Balaton-Chrimes’s Knowing Ethnicity: The Politics of Classif...

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Ethnic and Racial Studies
Published
2026-10-14
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2026.2744924
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African Studies and Ethnography
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Knowing ethnicity: the politics of classification and pluralism in Kenya

Christine Chalifoux
Ethnic and Racial Studies
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Knowing ethnicity: the politics of classification and pluralism in Kenya

Christine Chalifoux
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Abstract

In a postcolonial context where ethnicity has been weaponized by politicians and studied as a tool of divisiveness by scholars, Samantha Balaton-Chrimes’s Knowing Ethnicity: The Politics of Classif...

Ethnic and Racial Studies
Franklin & Marshall College (US)
Peace, justice, and strong institutions
Openalex Percentile: Top 6%
African Studies and Ethnography
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