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C ôte d’Ivoire Conflict Assessment

C ôte d’Ivoire Conflict Assessment. Or H ow I Was Used as Propaganda and Almost K idnapped T wice. Culture Clash!. Why?. Went to CI in order to determine How likely it would be for CI to break out into conflict What would be the precursors to conflict?

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C ôte d’Ivoire Conflict Assessment

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  1. Côte d’Ivoire Conflict Assessment Or How I Was Used as Propaganda and Almost Kidnapped Twice

  2. Culture Clash!

  3. Why? • Went to CI in order to determine • How likely it would be for CI to break out into conflict • What would be the precursors to conflict? • Who would the main actors to a) start the conflict and b) end the conflict • What would the repercussions be? • How can a potential crisis be averted?

  4. Ethnic Groups • Akan (largest) • Baoulé • Mande (Northern) • Gur • Krou (Southwest) • Bété

  5. African Ethnic Groups

  6. Ethnic vs. National Identity • Conflict in the North due to questions of “ivoirité” and what it means to be an Ivorian • Natural born Ivorian • Ouattara vs. Gbagbo

  7. Team

  8. Political Leaders

  9. University Life

  10. Information • One of the challenges of research in other countries, particularly in dictatorships is freedom of information • There are many different types of news outlets, but many are state controlled • Very careful about saying that they are “state funded” not state controlled

  11. Security • Guards are everywhere near these buildings • Takes a TON of bribe money to get anywhere in the country

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