3. Culture Clash!

4. Why?  Went to CI in order to determine 1. How likely it would be for CI to break out into conflict 2. What would be the precursors to conflict? 3. Who would the main actors to a) start the conflict and b) end the conflict 4. What would the repercussions be? 5. How can a potential crisis be averted?

5. Ethnic Groups  Akan (largest)  Baoulé  Mande (Northern)  Gur  Krou (Southwest)  Bété

6. African Ethnic Groups

7. 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

8. Team

9. Political Leaders

10. University Life

11. 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

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