The Silent War: Pokot and Turkana Conflict

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dc.contributor.advisorGassama, Ibrahim
dc.contributor.authorMuntet, Stephen
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-27T18:56:54Z
dc.date.available2016-10-27T18:56:54Z
dc.date.issued2016-10-27
dc.description.abstractIn this paper, I put to test Homer-Dixon’s theory which suggest that Environmental resource scarcity, can singly or in collaboration with other factors such as lack of local institutions and poverty work to produce violence due to competition. I start by analyzing a case study of Pokot-Turkana Conflict from 1969-1984. Using available literature, I discuss various motives of raiding by these two groups. And to further test Homer-Dixon’s theory, I analyze a non-violence case study on the Ethiopia-Somali region where agro-pastoralist in the Yarer and Daketa valley cooperate with visiting pastoralists during droughts. The leading question is, Given that both of these case studies take place in areas prone to scarcity of resources and both residents have access to illegal firearms and lack government control, why then are the Pokot and Turkana fighting and raiding each other, while the residents of Ethiopia- Somali region share and cooperate during droughts?en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/20550
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregon
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved.
dc.subjectConflicten_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.subjectPastoralistsen_US
dc.subjectPokoten_US
dc.subjectRaidingen_US
dc.subjectTurkanaen_US
dc.titleThe Silent War: Pokot and Turkana Conflict
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineConflict and Dispute Resolution Program
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Oregon
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameM.S.

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