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Ethnic conflict and ethnicity in Rwanda: a contribution towards the conception of ethnicity as a primordial category
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dc.contributor.authorSchraml, Carlade
dc.date.accessioned2010-10-14T12:03:00Zde
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-29T22:30:18Z
dc.date.available2012-08-29T22:30:18Z
dc.date.issued2008de
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/19575
dc.description.abstract"The working paper will contribute to the theoretical discussion about ethnicity and ethnic conflict in general, and in the Rwandan context specifically. It will promote a conception of ethnicity which allows to bridge the opposition between primordial and constructivist approaches commonly found in the scientific discussion. This can be achieved by focussing on the perceptions of social actors, thereby avoiding a superficial analysis of ethnicity and ethnic conflict. This approach assumes ethnicity to be a social category that has been (re)constructed as primordial, meaning that it is constructed to imply a genetically predetermined and fixed parameter. First of all, the case of Rwanda serves to illustrate the opposing approaches that dominate the discussion about ethnicity. The elaboration of the proposed theory will demonstrate the insufficiency of these discussions to grasp the phenomenon of ethnicity. In addition, the theory will show how prior arguments about the question whether speaking of 'ethnic conflict' or not missed the point. Therefore, the question whether the Rwandan genocide was an 'ethnic conflict' needs to be re-examined. In order to avoid the risk of a superficial analysis of ethnicity and ethnic conflict (in the Rwandan context), the experiences and views of people who witnessed tensions and atrocities based on ethnic affiliation will be taken into account. In order to prevent an essentialisation of ethnicity, which could result from merely describing and taking into account the actual perceptions of actors, the historical origin of the ethnic categories in Rwanda will be traced. On the basis of empirical statements, the contradictions and points of contact between the official narration promoted by scientists and the narration of Rwandans will be demonstrated. Finally, the problems and advantages of the scientific discourse on ethnicity in the Rwandan context will be discussed." (author's abstract)en
dc.description.abstractRuanda dient als Beispiel, um die die Diskussion über Ethnizität dominierenden unterschiedlichen Ansätze zu illustrieren. Die Frage, ob es sich in Ruanda um einen ethnischen Konflikt handelte oder nicht, wird auf der Basis der Erfahrungen und Einstellungen der Menschen behandelt, die Zeuge der Spannungen und Ausschreitungen auf der Basis von ethnischer Zuordnung wurden. Um eine Essenzialisierung zu vermeiden, wird der historische Ursprung ethnischer Kategorien in Ruanda untersucht. Auf der Basis empirischen Materials werden die Widersprüche und Berührungspunkte zwischen der von Wissenschaftlern vertretenen offiziellen Position und der Sicht der ruandischen Bevölkerung herausgearbeitet. Abschließend werden Probleme und Vorteile des wissenschaftlichen Diskurses über Ethnizität im ruandischen Kontext diskutiert. (ICEÜbers)de
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dc.subject.ddcSociology & anthropologyen
dc.subject.ddcPolitikwissenschaftde
dc.subject.ddcSoziologie, Anthropologiede
dc.subject.ddcPolitical scienceen
dc.titleEthnischer Konflikt und Ethnizität in Ruanda: ein Beitrag zur Konzeption von Ethnizität als primordiale Kategoriede
dc.title.alternativeEthnic conflict and ethnicity in Rwanda: a contribution towards the conception of ethnicity as a primordial categoryen
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.uni-marburg.de/konfliktforschung/pdf/ccswp9de
dc.source.volume9de
dc.publisher.countryDEU
dc.publisher.cityMarburgde
dc.source.seriesCCS Working Papersde
dc.subject.classozKultursoziologie, Kunstsoziologie, Literatursoziologiede
dc.subject.classozPeace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policyen
dc.subject.classozFriedens- und Konfliktforschung, Sicherheitspolitikde
dc.subject.classozCultural Sociology, Sociology of Art, Sociology of Literatureen
dc.subject.thesozperceptionen
dc.subject.thesozconstructivismen
dc.subject.thesozEthnizitätde
dc.subject.thesozethnicityen
dc.subject.thesozgenocideen
dc.subject.thesozethnische Gruppede
dc.subject.thesozRuandade
dc.subject.thesozAkteurde
dc.subject.thesozWahrnehmungde
dc.subject.thesozRwandaen
dc.subject.thesozethnic groupen
dc.subject.thesozDiskursde
dc.subject.thesozdiscourseen
dc.subject.thesozethnischer Konfliktde
dc.subject.thesozresearch approachen
dc.subject.thesozsocial actoren
dc.subject.thesozethnic relationsen
dc.subject.thesozForschungsansatzde
dc.subject.thesozethnic structureen
dc.subject.thesozethnische Strukturde
dc.subject.thesozVölkermordde
dc.subject.thesozethnic conflicten
dc.subject.thesozKonstruktivismusde
dc.subject.thesozethnische Beziehungende
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-195757de
dc.date.modified2012-04-05T11:38:00Zde
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dc.contributor.corporateeditorUniversität Marburg, Zentrum für Konfliktforschungde
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