Answer to Question #235687 in Political Science for Momo

Question

The notion of ethnic diversity and elaborate on the role of ethnic diversity towards ethnic conflict in africa.(Nigeria,Rwanda,Sudan, and Uganda)

Answer 1

The concept of ethnic diversity entails a difference in cultural factors among ethnic groups in terms of religion, ancestry, and language within a state. Ethnic diversity leads to ethnicity is a consequence of personal choice and is typically autonomous from the situational setting or the incidence of biological and cultural traits. Therefore, ethnic conflict escalates if ethnic clusters compete for similar goals namely territory, power, and access to resources. For instance in many of the Africa states.