Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0344410

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0344410

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Violence at the Intersections of Globalism, Nationalism and Tribalism. This cross-disciplinary study investigates recent arenas of violence, from the genocide in Rwanda to ethnic cleansing in the Balkans, militia activities in East Timor and the War on Terrorism in Afghanistan. First, it examines Western public representations of these arenas. Secondly, drawing upon comparative political and anthropological analyses, the study tests its hypothesis that neo-tribalism and neo-traditionalism are best understood in the globalising context of insecure nation-states. This study thus examines the commonplace claim that assertions of primordial tribalism and traditionalism are the well-spring of contemporary violence. The investigation will inform future Australian and international responses to sites of conflict.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2003

End Date: 30-06-2006

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $210,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Political Science Not Elsewhere Classified | Sociology | Social Change | Race And Ethnic Relations

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Ethnicity and multiculturalism | Understanding other countries | National identity |

Other Keywords

Ethnicity and multiculturalism | National identity | Political Science Not Elsewhere Classified | Race And Ethnic Relations | Social Change | Sociology | Understanding other countries

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