POL 540 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Primordialism, Ethnic Nationalism, Nominalism
6 Jun 2020
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The meaning of ethnicity: ethnic has been used since mid-14th century, it was originally referring to the heathen or pagans, it acquired racial characteristics in the 19th century and widely used in the 20th century. In the us, it is employed to refer to those immigrants of non-northern or western. Ethnic/ethnonational conflict: relative harmony = less common in the third world with the exception of countries like. America): systematic violence = characterized by deep ethnic resentments and massive violence or civil war (e. g. chechnya, lebanon, bangladesh, rwanda, sudan, etc. ) The sources of ethno-political conflict: ethno-political conflicts stem from a wide range of ideological, demographic, religious, ethnic (identity), economic, social-structural, and political conditions, resources scarcity, demographic stress and geopolitical, and environmental. The causes of internal conflict: ethnic groups seeking greater autonomy or striving to create an independent state for themselves (ex. The causes of civil conflict: relative deprivation:
