POLI 227 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Islamic Supreme Council Of Iraq, Badr Organization, Sub-Saharan Africa
16 Feb 2014
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Chapter 4: the politics of cultural pluralism and ethnic conflict. Beginning of 21st century 3rd world suffered from ethnic, racial and religious tensions. Where progress in one area, deterioration in another. I. e. 2005, sudanese gov"t signed peace accord granting south autonomy (self-rule) Treaty ended 21 yr. civil war that left 2 million dead. After ending conflict gov"t intensified ethnic cleansing in west; supported arab militias (janjaweed) Killed thousands of muslim blacks and drove 1 million into refuge. I. e. in rwanda, hutus massacred 800 000 tutsi. I. e. in yugoslavia, serbian militias initiated ethnic cleansing of muslim and croat neighbours. 20th century: religious conflicts (india, lebanon), tribal animosities (nigeria, rwanda), racial prejudices (south africa) led to violence, civil wars, genocides. Wars b/w peoples will outnumber wars b/w nation-states. For hundreds of years ethnic minorities victims of violence. Level of ethnic protests/rebellions w/in states diminished since 1990s (had grown steadily in previous 50 yrs. )
