Structured Ethnic Organization

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Formation of a Structured Ethnic Organization:- Ethnic groups try to develop their ethnic organization in the form of ethnic political party. An ethnic party is patent to represent itself for the promotions of the cause. The party mobilises the in-group and exclude the ethnic outsiders (Chandra, 2004). The World’s most acute and lengthy ethnic in counters involve the support of structured ethnic organizations. In Burundi, Tutsi and Hutu tribes, each organized their own ethnic party. This is not the only example in the world, different states in different regions have created their political parties and pressure groups on ethnic lines. Nigeria, Malaysia, Fiji and India, and Pakistan are the significant examples, where each of the major ethnic …show more content…

The ethnic narrative is also vital to the study of ethnic politics. It often addresses the subtle and affective psychic identity needs of an ethnic group. For concerted realization or commemoration, ethnic narratives are sometimes constructed or invented by ethnic intellectuals. These narratives could be based on the ideology, language, symbols or historical myths. Their fervour towards specific narrative often acquit and legitimate their activities. In the Republic of Georgia, the conflict between Georgians and Abkhazians was basically lingual but latter turned into political. Serbian and Croations also struggled for their linguistic identity. In India, Hindutva persists the superiority of Hindu cultural traditions. In these cases, the lingual, religious, and regional rhetoric was revived by the specific political parties. Ethnic narratives, whether invented or ascribed, through generations are at the heart of ethnicity. Ethnic account succour to achieve specific objectives, constitute powerful tools to re-evaluate their historical basis. Through ethnic narratives the ethnically designed objectives attain justification. Mobilization of Ethnic …show more content…

The conflict between Palestinian and Jewish is exclusively political. Both are claiming their absolute right on the territory. The Beijing’s claim over Tibet for political and military control, Serbian and Albanian’s claim over Kosovo and future of Kurdish minority in Iraq are vibrant example of political demand. A part from the importance of political demand and their persuasion most of the researchers and scholars of ethnicity are agreed that the root cause of ethnic conflict is economic (Williams, 2004, pp.75-76).Bates (1974) clearly pointed out that ethnic groups and other rational agents always has conflict over scarce resources (p.14) It becomes a logical base of conflict in many societies. Different ethniescon front with each other and faced off

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