Collier and Hoefller (2004) claim that ethnicity has little to do with violent conflict, while Cederman et al. (2013) argue that ethnically based political exclusion and inequality does produce conflict. Which side do you believe is correct? Provide evidence from case studies to bolster your argument.
What will be an ideal response?
Students can use Rwandan genocide or any conflict discussed in the section. The map “Civil Wars and Ethnic Fragmentation” is particularly useful for this question. A comparison of the level of ethnic fragmentation and the outbreak of civil wars around the world demonstrates that the relationship between ethnicity and violent conflict is more complicated than people usually assume. While some countries with the highest levels of ethnic fragmentation have suffered from multiple civil wars (such as Congo, Angola, and Nigeria), others have had none (Kenya, Kazakhstan, Canada).
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