Ethnocentrism and Communal Conflict in Africa

By Racism Review
Updated: 12/02/2009

By York Shaw-Taylor, Racism Review, 2009.

Civil wars and communal conflict in Africa are often attributed to the strength and prevalence of ethnic identity over national or civic identity and its attendant affect on political and social allegiances. Yet a review of recent survey data in several African countries is unable to validate this popular proposition. View the Article: [HTML]