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    Challenges→Ingroup coordination by one ethnic group created a self-reinforcing cycle that compelled the opposing group to coordinate on assertive group identity, escalating mutual threat perception.

    Elite manipulation, not spontaneous coordination equilibria, drove ethnic mobilization in both Rwanda and Yugoslavia (Snyder, Kaufman).

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    • 1.Rwandan genocide required centralized planning: radio broadcasts, roadblocks, and lists targeting specific individuals show deliberate elite coordination.
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    • 2.Serbian nationalism was dormant until Milošević's speeches and media campaigns in late 1980s activated latent ethnic identities for political gain.
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    • 3.Spontaneous coordination would produce localized violence; instead both cases show coordinated campaigns across regions, indicating top-down direction.
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    • 1.Pre-existing ethnic divisions, resource competition, and historical grievances in both regions generated genuine mass preferences independent of elite messaging.
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    • 2.Distinguishing 'elite manipulation' from 'mobilization of existing sentiment' is empirically difficult; elites may amplify rather than create demand.
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    • 3.Local participation rates and decentralized violence suggest ordinary people made autonomous choices, not merely followed elite orchestration.
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