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dc.contributor.author | GEBRE, Yntiso | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-12-20T01:34:42Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2016-12-20T01:34:42Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2016-12 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0285-1601 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2433/217655 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The concepts of inclusion and exclusion have been widely used to explain the strategies of making ethnic boundaries. However, some studies have indicated the existence of unique features (such as boundary overlaps and blurriness) that do not necessarily fit into the inclusion-exclusion binary divide. Moreover, the strategies of boundary making cannot be understood without knowledge about the underlying conceptualization of ethnic identity. With these complex issues in mind, the author of this paper examines ethnic boundary making strategies in East Africa by focusing on the Nyangatom people and their eight neighbors residing in three countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Sudan. Among the Nyangatom, elements of both essentialism and constructivism are used in conceptualizing ethnic identity. This enabled the society to employ multiple boundary making strategies with different ethnic groups simultaneously. The article reveals how the rules of rigidity and flexibility have been harnessed and harmonized to promote Nyangatom’s strategic interests: keeping control over scarce resources, maintaining the balance of power, and ensuring continuity as a group. | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | - |
dc.language.iso | eng | - |
dc.publisher | The Center for African Area Studies, Kyoto University | en |
dc.publisher.alternative | 京都大学アフリカ地域研究資料センター | ja |
dc.subject | Ethnic boundary making | en |
dc.subject | Inclusion and exclusion | en |
dc.subject | Strategic interests | en |
dc.subject | Essentialism and constructivism | en |
dc.subject | Nyangatom | en |
dc.subject | East Africa | en |
dc.subject.ndc | 240 | - |
dc.title | Ethnic Boundary Making in East Africa: Rigidity and Flexibility among the Nyangatom People | en |
dc.type | journal article | - |
dc.type.niitype | Journal Article | - |
dc.identifier.ncid | AA10626444 | - |
dc.identifier.jtitle | African Study Monographs | en |
dc.identifier.volume | 37 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 4 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 145 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 162 | - |
dc.textversion | publisher | - |
dc.sortkey | 02 | - |
dc.address | Department of Social Anthropology, College of Social Sciences, Addis Ababa University | en |
dc.identifier.selfDOI | 10.14989/217655 | - |
dcterms.accessRights | open access | - |
dc.identifier.pissn | 0285-1601 | - |
Appears in Collections: | Vol.37 No.4 |

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