Instrumentalism and Primordialism
(A)INSTRUMENTALISM, cont’d
--self-serving ethnic leaders…masking divergent interests
--coopted by state elites
--possessing an awareness of own class interests?
--followers lack consciousness, not motivated by own
interests?
(B) PRIMORDIALISM
--people can’t help being attached to those like
themselves
--seeking refuge, disoriented by rapid change
--deep-seated need for rootedness, to belong
--affectivity
--long-standing cultural practices
--identification even without advantage