Read Why do pastoralists in Mali join jihadist groups? A political ecological explanation
1. Why did pastoralists in Mopti feel that after the political transition of 1992 Mali was a successful model of democratic development?. (1 pt) – (one or two sentences)
2. What do Benjaminsen and Ba mean when they wrote that militarized conservation provoked the insurgency in Mopti? (2 pts) – (one paragraph)
3. Violent conflicts between the economic groups of pastoralists and farmers is one aspect of the insurgency in Mopti. How are these economic disputes related to ethnicity? Be sure to identify the ethnic groups involved and their interests. (1 pts) – (two or three sentences)
4. While the insurgency in Mopti has ethnic overtones, Benjaminsen and Ba also point to a class / status conflict within Fulani society. How does that figure in the insurgency? (1 pt) – (two or three sentences)
