Mixed Methods Research

Group members: Grant Cloete, Ugljesa Lazarevic, Jonas Ekkeren Onsager and Elisabeth Eike
Topic: A comparative look at the relationship between ethnicity and resource conflicts
Main RQ (+ 2-3 sub-RQs): To what degree does ethnicity play a role in the resource conflict in
Eastern DRC (in Democratic Republic of Congo) and Nigeria (Niger Delta)
- What is the ethnic composition of the Eastern DRC versus the Niger Delta?
- How do the ethnic groups within those regions view one another? (sociohistorical
context)
- What is the composition of the resource wealth in the those regions?
Hypotheses (optional): It plays a significant role in resource conflict

References for sources:

Lalji, N., 2007. The resource curse revised: Conflict and Coltan in the Congo. Harvard International
Review, 29(3), p.34.

http://integritynigeria.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ikelegbe_the_economy-of-Conflict.pdf

Ikelegbe, A. (2001). Civil Society, Oil and Conflict in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria:
Ramifications of Civil Society for a Regional Resource Struggle. The Journal of Modern African
Studies, 39(3), 437-469. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/3557319

Mixed Methods Research format (framing + priority)

Embedded design (predominantly qualitative, but with quantitative to complement)

Brief notes on data needs for RQs

- We need data on the breakdown of ethnicities in the relevant regions
- Discourse data on the different ethnic perceptions in the relevant regions
- Who are the stakeholders/actors?
- What are the natural resources in the conflict?