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This research aims to understand how cross-ethnic patronage influences ethnic conflict among minority groups in autocratic settings.

February 5, 2026Open Access

Money talks: Cross-ethnic patronage and ethnic conflict in China

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Analyses cross-ethnic patronage effects on ethnic conflict in Xinjiang, highlighting implications for social control.

This research aims to understand how cross-ethnic patronage influences ethnic conflict among minority groups in autocratic settings.
Utilized original county-level fiscal and personnel data from China's Xinjiang region.
Analyzed annual payroll and ethnic composition of over 220,000 local bureaucrats.
Examined a dataset of ethnic conflicts in Xinjiang from 1980 to 1995.
Findings indicate that cross-ethnic patronage reduces the likelihood of anti-regime mobilizations among minority elites.
Support for theoretical arguments was found through patterns in fiscal and personnel data.
Demonstrated that co-optation enhances the effectiveness of social control over minority groups.

Chuyu Liu (2021) studied this question.

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