ABSTRACT
This chapter begins with a brief review of some social science approaches (or theories) for explaining why ethnic groups mobilize and become involved in conflict. It introduces a variety of concepts and propositions that together form a preliminary theory of mobilization for ethnopolitical conflict. The chapter shows when and how ethnopolitical group became involved in political conflict with the states in which it lives and pointed out the ways in which members of each group have been restricted and sometimes victimized by governments. It provides a rationale and guidelines for students who seek more general, empirically grounded knowledge about ethnic conflict. The chapter examines group cohesion and ethnopolitical leadership, the political environment, the severity of force used by governments, and outside encouragement. It provides a rationale and guidelines for students who seek more general, empirically grounded knowledge about ethnic conflict.
