Notes in the Description:
Globalization and Ethnic Conflict
⚫ Globalization allows problems from one area to spill
over into another area.
⚫ Can weaken ethnic identities (exposed to different
ideas, behavior, material goods.
⚫ Economic globalization can give ethnic groups with an
education advantage over another group.
Ethnic Conflict and End of Cold War
⚫ Increased attentions since end of Cold War
⚫ Many conf licts developed independently of the East-
West rivalry but were held in check by superpowers
⚫ Extremely difficult to contain to one country
⚫ Ethnic diversity does not automatically result in
violence or conflict.
Ethnicity and Ethnic Identity
⚫ Ethnicity, tribalism, and nationalism often used
interchangeably.
⚫ Tribalism (outdated term).
⚫ Preferred term for groups is Ethnic Group (How to
determine?)
⚫ Identity: conception of the self ; social attributes of
particular individuals shaped by many social, cultural, economic and political factors
⚫ Ethnic pluralism
Causes of Ethnic
⚫ Ancient Hatreds?
⚫ Rarely about just ethnicity
⚫ Political undertones
⚫ Stereotypes: US vs THEM
⚫ Competition for resources
⚫ Modernization?
⚫ Weak political institutions
⚫ Democratization Conflict
⚫ Proliferation of automatic weapons
Costs of Ethnic Conflict
⚫ Poor get poorer
⚫ Thousands or Millions of Deaths
⚫ Land Mines (1 death every 22 minutes)
⚫ Economic Costs
⚫ Cannot Democratize
⚫ Refugees and spillover effect
⚫ Environmental Destruction
⚫ Worsened Drug Problems
Examples
⚫Resolving Ethnic Conflicts
⚫ Most groups have needs met as country develops
economically
⚫ Democratic societies offer groups a chance to form
coalitions
⚫ Disparities brought about by economic growth may fuel ethnic conflicts.
⚫ Redraw borders?
⚫ Power-Sharing arrangements
⚫ Federalism.
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