🗳️ap comparative government review

Ethnic conflict

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

Violent or political disputes between different ethnic or cultural groups, often over resources, power, or representation; in this context, conflicts in Nigeria over oil access and control.

AP course connection

Topic 3.8: 3.8 Political and Social Cleavages

Unit 3