ABSTRACT

Power relations have been identified as a central determinant of intergroup conflict in general, and political stability in multiethnic societies in particular (Lane and Ersson 1987). While the impact of economic and electoral issues on interethnic power relations have been extensively researched (see, for example, Esman 1987; Lijphart 1977; Williams 1985), very few studies have analyzed how these relations are influenced by land use planning policies and policymakers (see Simmie 1987).