ethnic conflict
Intergroup identity violence
Ethnic conflict is violence or sustained hostility between groups distinguished by race, religion, language, or cultural heritage.
The term covers everything from neighborhood tensions to civil wars and genocide.
Conflicts labeled ethnic often have economic or political roots that map onto ethnic divisions: The ethnic conflict in the region displaced millions.
The adjective ethnic here emphasizes group identity as the fault line.
Systematic annihilation of a people
- pogromViolent persecution of minorities
- massacreLarge-scale unlawful killing
- atrocityUnforgivable mass cruelty
- war crimesIllegal acts during conflict
persecution · displacement · refugee crisis · internment · forced migration · mass killing · reprisal · retaliation
Devotion to one's country
- tribalismIn-group loyalty, out-group hostility
- sectarianismPrejudiced loyalty to subgroups
- cultural heritageInherited collective traditions
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
minorities · majorities · diaspora · ancestry · in-group · out-group · separatism · autonomy
Active, bitter hostility
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- discordLack of agreement
distrust · suspicion · alienation · polarization · estrangement · division · segregation · discrimination
Violent public disturbance
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- rebellionDefiance of established power
revolt · demonstration · civil unrest · resistance · agitation · mob violence · looting · curfew
Restoration of friendly relations
- peacebuildingEstablishing lasting harmony post-conflict
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
- peace accordTreaty ending a war
truth commission · reparations · restitution · power-sharing · consociationalism · federalism · devolution · integration
genocide
Systematic annihilation of a people
- pogromViolent persecution of minorities
- massacreLarge-scale unlawful killing
- atrocityUnforgivable mass cruelty
war crimes · persecution · displacement · refugee crisis · internment · forced migration · mass killing · reprisal · retaliation · paramilitary
nationalism
Devotion to one's country
- tribalismIn-group loyalty, out-group hostility
- sectarianismPrejudiced loyalty to subgroups
- cultural heritageInherited collective traditions
self-determination · minorities · majorities · diaspora · ancestry · in-group · out-group · separatism · autonomy · homeland
animosity
Active, bitter hostility
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
discord · distrust · suspicion · alienation · polarization · estrangement · division · segregation · discrimination · prejudice
riot
Violent public disturbance
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
rebellion · revolt · demonstration · civil unrest · resistance · agitation · mob violence · looting · curfew · martial law
reconciliation
Restoration of friendly relations
- peacebuildingEstablishing lasting harmony post-conflict
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
peace accord · truth commission · reparations · restitution · power-sharing · consociationalism · federalism · devolution · integration · coexistence
- conflictclash, fight, war, battle, dispute
- Eastern EuropePoland, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, Bulgaria
- conflictsargument, fight, war, battle, dispute
- global issuesclimate change, water scarcity, inequality, pandemics, poverty
- cross-culturalcultural clashes, cross-cultural romance, cultural adaptation, cultural hybridity, hybrid identity
- CyprusNicosia, halloumi, Aphrodite, Northern Cyprus, buffer zone
ethnic conflictracial harmony
Peaceful multiethnic coexistence
social cohesion · peaceful coexistence · ethnic integration · national unity · tolerance
ethnic conflictclass struggle
Conflict between economic groups
class conflict · ideological conflict · religious conflict · sectarian conflict · political conflict
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