CMIWORKINGPAPER When Neighbours Become Killers: Ethnic Conflict and Communal Violence in Western Uganda Rune Hjalmar Espeland WP 2007: 3 When Neighbours Become Killers: Ethnic Conflict and Communal Violence in Western Uganda Rune Hjalmar Espeland WP 2007: 3 CMI Working Papers This series can be ordered from: Chr. Michelsen Institute P.O. Box 6033 Postterminalen, N-5892 Bergen, Norway Tel: + 47 55 57 40 00 Fax: + 47 55 57 41 66 E-mail:
[email protected] www.cmi.no Price: NOK 50 ISSN 0804-3639 ISBN 978-82-8062-201-3 This report is also available at: www.cmi.no/publications Indexing terms Ethnic conflicts Violence Uganda Contents Introduction....................................................................................................................................................... 1 1. Approaches to communal violence.............................................................................................................. 1 2. Politics of belonging in Western Uganda .................................................................................................... 4 Kibaale District .............................................................................................................................................. 4 Businge – village level.................................................................................................................................... 5 3. Black Sunday................................................................................................................................................