How Enemies are Made - Towards a Theory of Ethnic and Religious Conflict Schlee GuntherPaperback
How Enemies are Made - Towards a Theory of Ethnic and Religious Conflict Schlee GuntherPaperback In popular perception cultural differences or ethnic affiliation are factors that cause conflict or…
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How Enemies are Made - Towards a Theory of Ethnic and Religious Conflict Schlee GuntherPaperback
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. The author develops a decision theory which explains the conditions under which differing types of identification are preferred. This book puts forward an alternative conflict theory.
Rivalry for resources can cause conflicts but it does not explain who takes whose side in a conflict situation. Group identification is linked to competition for resources like water, territory, oil, political charges, or other advantages. This book explores possibilities of reducing violent conflicts and ends with a case study, based on personal experience of the author, of conflict resolution.G nther Schlee was a Professor at Bielefeld until 1999.
He currently is the director of the section Integration and Conflict at the