How enemies are made : towards a theory of ethnic and religious conflicts /
"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 con...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Berghahn Books,
2008
New York : 2008 |
| Series: | Integration and conflict studies
v. 1 |
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Table of Contents:
- Why we need a new conflict theory
- The question
- How this volume is organised
- A decision theory of identification
- The necessity for strategies of inclusion and exclusion
- The conceptual instruments of exclusion and inclusion : social categories and their overlapping relations
- Economics as sociology - sociology as economics
- Markets of violence and the freedom of choice
- Ethnic emblems, diacritical features, identity markers - some east African examples
- Purity and power in Islamic and non-Islamic societies and the spectre of fundamentalism
- Language and ethnicity
- Conflict resolution : the experience with the Somali peace process
- On methods : how to be a conflict analyst
- An update from 2007 : reconsidering the peace process
- Why we need a new conflict theory
- The question
- How this volume is organised
- A decision theory of identification
- The necessity for strategies of inclusion and exclusion
- The conceptual instruments of exclusion and inclusion : social categories and their overlapping relations
- Economics as sociology - sociology as economics
- Markets of violence and the freedom of choice
- Ethnic emblems, diacritical features, identity markers - some east African examples
- Purity and power in Islamic and non-Islamic societies and the spectre of fundamentalism
- Language and ethnicity
- Conflict resolution : the experience with the Somali peace process
- On methods : how to be a conflict analyst
- An update from 2007: reconsidering the peace process
- Why we need a new conflict theory
- The question
- How this volume is organised
- A decision theory of identification
- The necessity for strategies of inclusion and exclusion
- The conceptual instruments of exclusion and inclusion : social categories and their overlapping relations
- Economics as sociology--sociology as economics
- Markets of violence and the freedom of choice
- Ethnic emblems, diacritical features, identity markers--some east African examples
- Purity and power in Islamic and non-Islamic societies and the spectre of fundamentalism
- Language and ethnicity
- Conflict resolution : the experience with the Somali peace process
- On methods : how to be a conflict analyst
- Pt. I Introduction
- 1. Why We Need a New Conflict Theory
- 2. The Question
- 3. How This Volume is Organised
- Pt. II. Theoretical Frame
- 4. A Decision Theory of Identification
- 5. The Necessity for Strategies of Inclusion and Exclusion
- 6. The Conceptual Instruments of Exclusion and Inclusion: Social Categories and Their Overlapping Relations
- 7. Economics as Sociology - Sociology as Economics
- 8. Markets of Violence and the Freedom of Choice
- 9. Ethnic Emblems, Diacritical Features, Identity Markers - Some East African Examples
- 10. Purity and Power in Islamic and Non-Islamic Societies and the Spectre of Fundamentalism
- 11. Language and Ethnicity
- Pt. III. Practical Frame
- 12. Conflict Resolution: the Experience with the Somali Peace Process
- 13. On Methods: How to be a Conflict Analyst
- 14. An Update from 2007: Reconsidering the Peace Process.