IS 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Tutsi, Primordialism, Instrumentalism
20 Jan 2017
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Three basic forms of political identification: ethnicity, nations, citizenship. Most ethnic group tend not to share resources. 3 theories on how ethnic identities emerge, become politically salient and result in social conflict: primordialism: naturally given, remain stable, unchanged overtime, psychological explanation -> samuel huntington, civilizations are fundamentally different and categorized into 8 separate types. Instrumentalism: first theory to challenge primordialism, originates from rational choice theories & elite theories, political elites are leading actors in ethnicity (they manipulate) Geographical concentration-> resource (trigger), consistence of a facilitative environment. Arab spring allowed position groups in the region -> failed state of libya. Security dilemma: constructivism: shifted from elites towards ordinary people (brazil) A set of institutions that bind people together through political aspirations at the state level. 2 basic forms of nationalism: civic nationalism: political unity, shared territory, shared legal system, cultural: ethnic/ culture unity, biology, racism. Brazil: existence of a two-tiered form of citizenship-> no universal individual rights, alegria.
