The Interplay of Peace, Justice, and Logic: Bali-Bawock as a Case Study for Inter-Ethnic Land Disputes

Authors

Masumi Hayashi-Smith, SIT Study Abroad

Home Institution

Brown University

Publication Date

Fall 2008

Program Name

Cameroon: Development and Social Change

Abstract

his paper seeks to explore the conflict existing between two ethnic groups, the Bali-Nyonga and the Bawock, as a case study for inter-ethnic land dispute. Through the process of this study the researcher tried to look past arguments of logic in order to uncover the struggle for autonomy, the struggle for respect, and how damaging the muddy relationship between tradition and modernity can be. She found that ultimately models of mediation and dialogue were the most constructive in helping the conflict’s actors heal among themselves, and to develop the tools for interacting with a globalized society.

Disciplines

Peace and Conflict Studies | Place and Environment | Race and Ethnicity

Recommended Citation

Hayashi-Smith, Masumi, "The Interplay of Peace, Justice, and Logic: Bali-Bawock as a Case Study for Inter-Ethnic Land Disputes" (2008). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 572.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/572