Resource Competition and Ethnic Conflict in DRC and Burkina Faso: Does the Rule of Law Matter?

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Brief Overview

This study analyzes political and economic factors such as natural resources, land and property rights, and political oppression in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Burkina Faso to explain the sources of ethnic conflict in these countries.

Authors

• Demet Mousseau, University of Central Florida

• Alexandria Grace Olsen, University of Central Florida