Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Aslam Balochzehi ¹
• Mohammad Osman HosseinBor ²

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² Associate Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Sistan and Baluchistan, Zahedan, Iran

Abstract

The present study aims to identify the factors involved in intensifying inter-ethnic conflict from the perspective of the Baluch minority. To this end, a theoretical model is proposed based on the research framework to examine the impact of evaluating government ethnic policies, feelings of discrimination, ethnocentric actions of ethnic elites, and national, ethnic, and religious identities. Data were collected using a survey method with a structured questionnaire. The sample consisted of 250 individuals selected via cluster sampling proportional to size. The collected data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results indicated that the evaluation of government ethnic policies (0.63**), evaluation of ethnic elites' ethnocentric actions (0.38**), sense of discrimination (0.27**), and national (-0.52**), religious (0.41**), and ethnic (0.34**) identities have a significant effect on inter-ethnic conflict from the perspective of the Baluch. Furthermore, among all significant variables, the evaluation of government ethnic policies had the strongest impact, while the feeling of discrimination had the weakest effect on inter-ethnic conflict.

Keywords

• Inter-ethnic conflict
• Baluch
• Identity
• Ethnicity
• Sistan and Baluchistan

Main Subjects

• Sociology