Predicting ethnic violence - why good neighbours need good fences

Not Exactly Rocket Science
By Ed Yong
Sep 6, 2009 9:11 PMNov 5, 2019 12:13 AM

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This article is reposted from the old Wordpress incarnation of Not Exactly Rocket Science.

Everybody, apparently, needs good neighbours, but in many parts of the world, your neighbours can be your worst enemy. In the past century, more than 100 million people have lost their lives to violent conflicts. Most of these were fought between groupsofpeoplelivingphysically side by side, but separated by culture or ethnicity.

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