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This research investigates the influence of ethno-religious identification on support for collective violence among in areas of actual and potential conflict in Indonesia (Maluku and Yogyakarta) and the Philippines (Mindanao and Metro-Manila), while taking into account theoretically relevant contextual variables at the individual and societal level. Its innovative character lies in the application and development of an integrated theory of intergroup conflict, in formulating and empirically testing hypotheses for explaining cross-cultural and inter-individual differences of latent conflicts. It integrates theories and specific insights from anthropology, sociology and religious studies.