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In: African seminars: scholarship from the International African Institute Volume 8
In: Field notes and research projects 7
In: Field notes and research projects 8
In: Working Papers 143
In: Field notes and research projects 1
In: Eastern Africa series
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In: Integration and Conflict Studies v.1
In popular perception cultural differences or ethnic affiliation are factors that cause conflict or political fragmentation although this is not borne out by historical evidence. This book puts forward an alternative conflict theory. The author develops a decision theory which explains the conditions under which differing types of identification are preferred. Group identification is linked to competition for resources like water, territory, oil, political charges, or other advantages. Rivalry for resources can cause conflicts but it does not explain who takes whose side in a conflict situati
In: Working Papers / Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, 121
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In: Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology working papers 103
In: Topics in African Studies 4
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In: Market, culture and society 5
In: Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology Working Papers No. 18