Research Paper: Students are required to write a research paper (8-10 pages) on a case study of an ethnic conflict incorporating some of the theoretical ideas developed in class. Possible choices include ethnonationalist struggles for independence (e.g., the Kurds, Corsicans, Kashmiris, Eritreans and Palestinians), struggles for equality (e.g. Turks in Germany and Algerians in France), competitions for economic and political power (Druze in Lebanon and Chinese in Malaysia) and how domestic and/or international institutions have been (in)effective at managing a particular ethnic conflict.