POL SCI 51A Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Good Friday Agreement, Liberal Democracy, Communism
19 Oct 2016
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Constructed identity -- based on the circumstances. Changes over time instrumentalists -- say that there is no identity because it is only used for political purposes. The elites use these identities for political goals. Also, multiple bonds (social and economic) which cut across these divisions. Increasing global imagination is sometimes challenging the fabric of society. For today: ethnic conflict and its causes, how to study complex societies. In some instances, for some people, ethnic identities trump nation-state identities: ethnic conflict. Sri lankan and tamil groups and sri lanka. Why do these groups get into conflict: conflict when there is history of conflict - ancient hatred. This explanation of ethnic violence emphasizes the importance of historical knowledge. We start picking the different instances of violence and conflict. Understanding a conflict require understanding its historical roots. Mass genocidal slaughter of tutsis by hutus in rwanda. Roughly 500,000 - 1,000,000 million tutsis killed. Roughly 20% of rwanda"s population killed in 100 days.
