We can, in keeping with the thematic field of conflict communication, distinguish between three
basic forms or “types” of cultural conflict: religious, linguistic and history-related conflicts. In terms
of conceptual logic and empirically speaking, combinations (“hybrids”) of this basic type are possible.
Unlike concepts such as “ethnic” or “racial” conflicts, this conceptual system is geared not to
the actors (“ethnic groups”, “races”) but again to the conflict themes (religion, language, historicity).