POL-UA 994 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Social Stratification, Ethnic Cleansing, Class Conflict
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2 ethnic hostility rises where ethnicity trumps class as the main form of social stratification, in the process of capturing and channeling classlike sentiments toward enthonationalism. Lrstates emerged as a way of compromising class conflict giving them a plural sense of people and nation. Palestinian conflict as much ethnicity as class. Ethnic differences entwine with other social differences especially of class, region, and gender. Ethnonationalismm is strongest where it can capture other senses of exploitation. (north south / west east developmental issues) Mere difference is not enough to generate conflict. India, but where political institutions are unstable and affected by war violence may lead to mass murder. Ethnic cleansing requires some state coherence and capacity. 6 murderous cleansing is rarely the initial intent of perpetrators plan c. Plan a a carefully planned solution in terms of either compromise or straightforward repression (early 30s).