Topological socio-cultural evolution a predictor of ethnic conflicts in multi-ethnic societies

Ethnic conflicts have been one of the biggest single threats for the progress of collaborative human societies. Ethnic issues are common to most multi-ethnic societies. Some of the conflicts are violent and damaging but not all are negative. Owing to the rapid growth of ethnic problems, attempts hav...

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Main Authors: Muthusamy, Paramasivam, Wickramasinghe, Chaminda Nalaka, Shanmuganathan, Thilagavathi
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/32869/
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author Muthusamy, Paramasivam
Wickramasinghe, Chaminda Nalaka
Shanmuganathan, Thilagavathi
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Wickramasinghe, Chaminda Nalaka
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description Ethnic conflicts have been one of the biggest single threats for the progress of collaborative human societies. Ethnic issues are common to most multi-ethnic societies. Some of the conflicts are violent and damaging but not all are negative. Owing to the rapid growth of ethnic problems, attempts have been made to overcome them across many nations despite the change in governments or government policies in recent years. However, so far none of the discussions and solutions is able to explain the influence of socio-cultural evolution on the changes in ethnic identities in multi-ethnic society and the effect on the minority. Further, attention is given to discuss the impact of socio-cultural formation topologies of multi-ethnic societies on ethnic issues. In this concept paper, authors explain the socio-cultural evolution process of multi-ethnic societies and the impact of ethnic topologies on ethnic conflicts.
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spelling upm-328692016-01-28T02:54:10Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/32869/ Topological socio-cultural evolution a predictor of ethnic conflicts in multi-ethnic societies Muthusamy, Paramasivam Wickramasinghe, Chaminda Nalaka Shanmuganathan, Thilagavathi Ethnic conflicts have been one of the biggest single threats for the progress of collaborative human societies. Ethnic issues are common to most multi-ethnic societies. Some of the conflicts are violent and damaging but not all are negative. Owing to the rapid growth of ethnic problems, attempts have been made to overcome them across many nations despite the change in governments or government policies in recent years. However, so far none of the discussions and solutions is able to explain the influence of socio-cultural evolution on the changes in ethnic identities in multi-ethnic society and the effect on the minority. Further, attention is given to discuss the impact of socio-cultural formation topologies of multi-ethnic societies on ethnic issues. In this concept paper, authors explain the socio-cultural evolution process of multi-ethnic societies and the impact of ethnic topologies on ethnic conflicts. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2014-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/32869/1/12%20Page%20507-520%20%28JSSh%200740%29.pdf Muthusamy, Paramasivam and Wickramasinghe, Chaminda Nalaka and Shanmuganathan, Thilagavathi (2014) Topological socio-cultural evolution a predictor of ethnic conflicts in multi-ethnic societies. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 22 (2). pp. 507-520. ISSN 0128-7702; ESSN: 2231-8534 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2022%20%282%29%20Jun.%202014/12%20Page%20507-520%20%28JSSh%200740%29.pdf
spellingShingle Muthusamy, Paramasivam
Wickramasinghe, Chaminda Nalaka
Shanmuganathan, Thilagavathi
Topological socio-cultural evolution a predictor of ethnic conflicts in multi-ethnic societies
title Topological socio-cultural evolution a predictor of ethnic conflicts in multi-ethnic societies
title_full Topological socio-cultural evolution a predictor of ethnic conflicts in multi-ethnic societies
title_fullStr Topological socio-cultural evolution a predictor of ethnic conflicts in multi-ethnic societies
title_full_unstemmed Topological socio-cultural evolution a predictor of ethnic conflicts in multi-ethnic societies
title_short Topological socio-cultural evolution a predictor of ethnic conflicts in multi-ethnic societies
title_sort topological socio-cultural evolution a predictor of ethnic conflicts in multi-ethnic societies
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