Philosophy Faculty Publications
Title
Directing Ethnicity Toward Modernity
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2001
Publication Source
Social Theory and Practice
Abstract
A major cause of disruption and conflict in Africa south of the Sahara is undoubtedly what is termed "the ethnic problem." Given the impossibility of reaching the level of development to which Africa aspires if social peace and political stability are not secured, the resolution of the ethnic problem emerges as a sine qua non of development. As one scholar puts it, "the ethnic heterogeneity of African states is frequently cited as a basic obstacle to modernization."1 What is more, since the lower the pace of development, the higher the intensity of the ethnic conflict becomes— which further retards economic progress—Africa seems to be engulfed in a vicious circle fraught with promises of still deeper crises and disruptions. The resolution of the ethnic problem is therefore imperative if Africa is to get back on the right track.
Inclusive pages
265-284
ISBN/ISSN
0037-802X
Copyright
Copyright © 2001, Social Theory and Practice
Publisher
Philosophy Documentation Center
Volume
27
Issue
2
Peer Reviewed
yes
eCommons Citation
Kebede, Messay, "Directing Ethnicity Toward Modernity" (2001). Philosophy Faculty Publications. 33.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/phl_fac_pub/33
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