Identity, Ethnic Conflict and Communal Conflict in Sub- Saharan Africa

Ethnic identity is one of the most significant types of identities. Meanwhile, some researchers have recently begun to criticise the term ‘identity’ as being too excessively associated with political ideologies, lacking operational power and being difficult to define precisely. Simultaneously, atte...

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Autor principal:	Robert Kłosowicz
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Publicado:	Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing 2021
Materias:	ethnic identity ethnic group ethnic conflict communal conflict identity problems Sub-Saharan Africa Law K Political science J
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:5e936f0c1e004732b4beedc68a7b21e72021-11-27T13:11:06ZIdentity, Ethnic Conflict and Communal Conflict in Sub- Saharan Africa10.12797/Politeja.17.2020.68.091733-67162391-6737https://doaj.org/article/5e936f0c1e004732b4beedc68a7b21e72021-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/politeja/article/view/2796https://doaj.org/toc/1733-6716https://doaj.org/toc/2391-6737 Ethnic identity is one of the most significant types of identities. Meanwhile, some researchers have recently begun to criticise the term ‘identity’ as being too excessively associated with political ideologies, lacking operational power and being difficult to define precisely. Simultaneously, attention has been drawn to what can be referred to as ‘ethnic revival.’ Ethnic identity is created based on the opposition between what is ‘one’s own’ and what is ‘foreign.’. Even though the category of ‘the Other’ or the ‘foreign’ always appears in the context of identity, it has a special significance in the case of ethnic identity. By such means, the belonging to a particular ethnic group is emphasized, while simultaneously one is cut off from other groups. Conflicts between clans, tribes and ethnic groups have occurred throughout the ages and in all civilisations. There is no single opinion among researchers about how ethnic conflict should be defined. Increasingly, in recent literature of the subject, the distinction between ethnic conflicts and communal conflicts has come to be applied. The article aims to analyse the identity problems expressed in ethnic and communal conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is based on the critically reviewed literature of the subject, as well as the author’s conclusions from many years of research on the problem of state dysfunctionality, conducted in Sub-Saharan African countries. Robert KłosowiczKsiegarnia Akademicka Publishingarticleethnic identityethnic groupethnic conflictcommunal conflictidentity problemsSub-Saharan AfricaLawKPolitical scienceJENPLPoliteja, Vol 17, Iss 5(68) (2021)
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description	Ethnic identity is one of the most significant types of identities. Meanwhile, some researchers have recently begun to criticise the term ‘identity’ as being too excessively associated with political ideologies, lacking operational power and being difficult to define precisely. Simultaneously, attention has been drawn to what can be referred to as ‘ethnic revival.’ Ethnic identity is created based on the opposition between what is ‘one’s own’ and what is ‘foreign.’. Even though the category of ‘the Other’ or the ‘foreign’ always appears in the context of identity, it has a special significance in the case of ethnic identity. By such means, the belonging to a particular ethnic group is emphasized, while simultaneously one is cut off from other groups. Conflicts between clans, tribes and ethnic groups have occurred throughout the ages and in all civilisations. There is no single opinion among researchers about how ethnic conflict should be defined. Increasingly, in recent literature of the subject, the distinction between ethnic conflicts and communal conflicts has come to be applied. The article aims to analyse the identity problems expressed in ethnic and communal conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is based on the critically reviewed literature of the subject, as well as the author’s conclusions from many years of research on the problem of state dysfunctionality, conducted in Sub-Saharan African countries.
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title	Identity, Ethnic Conflict and Communal Conflict in Sub- Saharan Africa
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Identity, Ethnic Conflict and Communal Conflict in Sub- Saharan Africa

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