Afryka

No. 42 (2015): Afryka
Artykuły

What are the Similarities and Differences between Communal and Ethnic Conflicts? An Analysis of the Meaning of Both Notions and Their Nigerian Exemplification.

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  • Krzysztof Trzciński

Published 2015-10-01

Keywords

  • communal conflict,
  • ethnic conflict,
  • ethnic violence,
  • inter-communal conflict,
  • Nigeria,
  • Biafra,
  • Sagamu
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Abstract

This paper deals with the meaning of two notions: “communal conflict” and “ethnic conflict”. It has two aims: explaining how both notions are most often understood in the scholarly literature and identifying the similarities and differences between them. In fulfilling these aims, a Nigerian exemplification of both types of conflicts is employed. In individual parts of the article, an analysis of the meaning of both notions is undertaken; the case of the Biafran War (1967–1970) regarded as an ethnic conflict and an example of a communal conflict in the city of Sagamu (1999) are discussed, and conclusions referring to the similarities and differences between both notions are presented.

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