An Education in Violence: British Colonialism and Ethnic Conflict in Cyprus and Sri Lanka

36 Pages Posted: 23 Aug 2009

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Matthew Lange

McGill University - Sociology Department

Date Written: August 22, 2009

Abstract

This paper recognizes a positive relationship between education and ethnic violence among former British colonies and provides insight into whether this relationship is causal through case studies of Cyprus and Sri Lanka. Both case studies provide evidence that colonial education did promote ethnic violence in each case either by socializing students to perceive ethnic differences, creating educational inequalities, or both.

Keywords: Colonialism, Education, Ethnic Violence

Suggested Citation

Lange, Matthew, An Education in Violence: British Colonialism and Ethnic Conflict in Cyprus and Sri Lanka (August 22, 2009). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1459716 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1459716

Matthew Lange (Contact Author)

McGill University - Sociology Department ( email )

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Montreal, Quebec H3A 1G5
Canada

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