POL 2104 Study Guide - Final Guide: Viol, Hutu, Identity Politics

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Ashutosh varshney ethnicity and ethnic conflict studying ethnicity+ethnic violence is open+there are diff approaches. Theories developed for predicting + understanding ethnic violence depends on which cases u look at+what theoretical perspective you align yourself with. Ethnicity designates a sense of collective belonging which could be based on common descent, language, history, culture, race or religion (or a combination). Violence exists within states+can be: conducted by the state, Sanctioned/permitted by the state, carried out by private actors without the state"s effective intervention. Structural viol (ex. forms of oppression) is a key part of ppls experiences of politics. Collective viol can be defined as viol perpetrated by: a group on another group, a group on an individual, The state on a group, a group on the agencies of the state (civil war). Endogeneity: causes of something are internal to its structure. Exogeneity: causes of something are external to its structure.

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