Les 3 - §4.2 Oorzaken van conflicten

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What is the biggest cause of conflicts?

4 dimensions

• Economic
• Demografic
• Socio-cultural
• Political

Economic: The resource curse

The resource curse: countries with many natural resources, such as gold, oil and gas often have many conflicts and are often politically unstable.

Causes:

• dependance on a single resource
• uneven distribution of wealth

Political: Fragile state

Fragile state: a nation in which the government has almost no control

• Slechte overheidscontrole​
• Corruptiecorruption​
• Veel criminaliteit​
• Economische chaos​

Demographic: Youth bulge

• Youth bulge: A lot of young people aged 

15-29

• can lead to unrest

Key words §4.2

People (volk) – Group of people who feel connected to each other because of language, religion or because they have a common history. ​

Ethnicity (etniciteit) – The identity of a people, based on culture and background.​

State (staat) – Area with an internationally recognised border around it (country). In a state, laws and regulations apply.​

resource curse: Countries with many natural resources, such as gold, oil and gas often have many conflicts and are often politically unstable.

Youth bulge (jeugdbult) – A large proportion of 15 to 29-year olds in the population.​

Let's get to work!

Answer the six questions in the word-document which you can find in SOM​

They are homework for next lesson

1. Explain how a country with a lot of natural resources can still be poor. Use the term resource curse in your answer.

2. Look at source 1. What makes the combination of the population graph of Algeria and a high unemployment rate so dangerous? Explain using the term ‘youth bulge’.

4. Compare source 1 and 2. What conclusion can you draw when looking at countries with more than 1,000 conflict victims each year and the Fragile States Index?

5. Is corruption an economic, demographic, social-cultural or a political cause for a conflict?

6. Explain why people with different ethnicities living in one state could potentially lead to conflict.