ECH 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Blood Diamond, Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, Gini Coefficient

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Conflict Studies and Human Rights
• Course: ECH 1100
• Professor: Jean- Francois Ratelle

Document Summary

Prevalent wars were old wars, state vs the state. The main victims of the old war were soldiers, troops. Contrast to this is the new wars, increasingly prevalent in 20th century, intra-state conflict. Driver for the conflict was identity based in intra-state war, one state would conquer territories in old war. Old war army against army, new war is now guerilla tactics s. International crime play a huge role in new war, to get equipment and get money, they don"t have the same access that states do so they make revenues from kidnaps, bombing. Who is is civilian, militia, soldier is unclear. Salience of ethnic divisions, conflict deepen them. The element of fragmentation of the state. Grievance: social and political grievances based on identity. Drives civil wars towards grievances leading to violences. There is perception of injustices and grievances. Research on grievances are qualitative rather than quantitative. But the greed is quantitative in its analysis.