Where Two Elephants Meet, the Grass Suffers

A Case Study of Intractable Conflict in Karamoja, Uganda

Bibliographic Data

ID4838236
AuthorsLorelle Jabs (Seattle Pacific University, corresponding author)
Year2007
Volume50
Issue11
Pages1498-1519
Publication date2007-07-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0002764207302466
OpenAlexW2093189400
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited16

Over the past three decades, the once-adaptive practice of "taking by force" (cattle raiding) by pastoralist tribes in Northern Uganda has been transformed into a violent, ongoing intractable conflict within the tribes that threatens to destroy the Karimojong people and their way of life. This article suggests that in addition to the typical sources of intractable conflict, a massive influx of automatic weapons not only created instability in the community but also led to a shift in cultural norms. Several cultural norms now perpetuate the conflict, leading to increased intractability

Criminology · Development economics · Economics · Environmental ethics · Geography · Livestock · Pastoralism · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

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