TY - JOUR

T1 - Intragroup Divisions in Ethnic Conflicts: From Popular Grievances to Power Struggles.

AU - Caspersen, Nina

PY - 2008

Y1 - 2008

N2 - Divisions within ethnic groups are, contrary to nationalist claims to homogeneity, found in almost every ethnic conflict. Is such intraethnic rivalry based on differing views of how best to protect collective interests or is it largely over power and spoils? The answer to this question has important implications for our understanding of ethnic conflicts and for their potential resolution. This article analyzes intraethnic rivalry in three cases: among the Serb elites in Croatia and Bosnia and among the Armenian elite in Nagorno Karabakh. It highlights the fluidity of ethnic conflicts but also finds a common trend towards factionalization and away from popular constraints.

AB - Divisions within ethnic groups are, contrary to nationalist claims to homogeneity, found in almost every ethnic conflict. Is such intraethnic rivalry based on differing views of how best to protect collective interests or is it largely over power and spoils? The answer to this question has important implications for our understanding of ethnic conflicts and for their potential resolution. This article analyzes intraethnic rivalry in three cases: among the Serb elites in Croatia and Bosnia and among the Armenian elite in Nagorno Karabakh. It highlights the fluidity of ethnic conflicts but also finds a common trend towards factionalization and away from popular constraints.

U2 - 10.1080/13537110801985070

DO - 10.1080/13537110801985070

M3 - Journal article

VL - 14

SP - 239

EP - 265

JO - Nationalism and Ethnic Politics

JF - Nationalism and Ethnic Politics

SN - 1353-7113

IS - 2

ER -