Information on "Ethnicity" and "Africa"
January 2013
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2013
Egyptian Émigrés in the Levant of the 19th and 20th Centuries
Author: Gideon M Kressel, Reuven Aharoni
Publisher: Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (JCPA)
This study elaborates on pioneering work on the subject of Arab migrants to the Levant, including the flow of landless peasants and Bedouin from mainland Egypt eastward. More on «Egyptian Émigrés in the Levant of the 19th and 20th Centuries»
October 2012
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Oct 2012
Salvaging Sinai
Author: Nicolas Pelham
Publisher: Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
The August 5th 2012 attack that killed 16 Egyptian soldiers in the nexus where Gaza, Egypt and Israel meet has spurred Egypt's greatest effort to reassert its authority over the Sinai since recovering the territory from Israel in 1982. More on «Salvaging Sinai»
September 2012
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Sep 2012
Escaping the Resource Curse
Author: Manuel Vogt
Publisher: swisspeace
This paper attempts to answer the following question: If ethnic conflicts often result from a struggle over access to the state and its material wealth, do formalized power sharing arrangements decrease the risk of conflict in resource-rich countries... More on «Escaping the Resource Curse»
February 2012
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2 Feb 2012
Migrantes senegaleses en Francia, Italia y España: primeros resultados de la encuesta MAFE-Senegal en Europa
Author: Amparo González-Ferrer, Elisabeth Graus
Publisher: Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies
Desde finales de los 90, al ya tradicional flujo magrebí hacia Europa se fue uniendo un número creciente de subsaharianos que intentaba cruzar el Mediterráneo. More on «Migrantes senegaleses en Francia, Italia y España: primeros resultados de la encuesta MAFE-Senegal en Europa» -
Feb 2012
Security Responses in Jonglei State in the Aftermath of Inter-Ethnic Violence
Author: B Rands, Matthew LeRiche
Publisher: Saferworld
This report discusses the security options and responses in Jonglei (South Sudan). More on «Security Responses in Jonglei State in the Aftermath of Inter-Ethnic Violence»
January 2012
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2012
Inequality and Identity: Causes of War?
Author: Göran Holmqvist
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute (NAI)
This paper reviews four theories on the causes of civil war. More on «Inequality and Identity: Causes of War?» -
2012
Biafran Ghosts
Author: Ike Okonta
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute (NAI)
The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), an ethnic militia, emerged in the Igbo-speaking region of Nigeria in 1999. More on «Biafran Ghosts» -
2012
Sie spielen mit dem Feuer. Schon wieder.
Author: Andreas Jacobs
Publisher: Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF)
Im Vorfeld der Wahlen im März 2013 spielen Kenias Spitzenpolitiker einmal mehr mit dem Feuer einer auf ethnischen Kriterien beruhenden exklusiven Machtpolitik. More on «Sie spielen mit dem Feuer. Schon wieder.»
October 2011
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Oct 2011
Diversity, Unity, and Nation Building in South Sudan
Author: Jok Madut Jok
Publisher: United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
This report focuses on how the new state will manage its cultural diversity with a view to bringing all its ethnic nationalities together, forming a national identity that can reduce the level of suspicion and ethnicity-based political rivalry. More on «Diversity, Unity, and Nation Building in South Sudan»
July 2011
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Jul 2011
Separate and Suspicious: Local Social and Political Context and Ethnic Tolerance in Kenya
Author: Kimuli Kasara
Publisher: Afrobarometer
Does living in close proximity to members of other ethnic groups make people more or less tolerant of ethnic differences? How does local electoral competition interact with ethnic demography to affect ethnic tolerance? This paper examines these quest... More on «Separate and Suspicious: Local Social and Political Context and Ethnic Tolerance in Kenya»
