In analyzing ethnic conflict, political scientist John Mueller

a. argues that the minority that resorts to violence destroys the space for the moderate middle.
b. argues that it resembles the Hobbesian war of all against all.
c. argues that violent groups rarely achieve their ends by manipulating ethnic myths and fears.
d. deemphasizes the role of symbolic politics.
e. focuses on economic disparity between ethnic groups as the primary cause of violent conflicts.


Answer: a

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