POLB91H3 Final: Final Study Notes

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Ethnic conflict defined as a conflict between ethnic groups often as a result of ethnic nationalism. The definition of ethnicity is then a social construction involving a distinctive and enduring collective identity based on a belief in a common descent and on shared experiences & cultural traits. Ethnic conflicts have become much more prevalent since the cold war and can result in war crimes or genocide. These conflicts can come about due to colonial legacies, manipulation of stereotypes, competition of scarce resources, economic modernization, weak political institutions or the proliferation of weapons. Often the resolution for eliminating the differences between ethnicities involves genocide, mass-population transfers, secession or integration. Rwandan genocide occurred during 1994 throughout rwanda, this was an ethnic conflict between the. Hutu majority and the tutsi minority ethnic groups. It resulted in the mass genocide of 18% of the country"s total population (about 800,000 people).

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