One comparative politics theory of ethnic or nationalist conflict holds that elites provoke violence in
order to gain power or weaken the power of their competitors. How well does this theory explain the
particular ethnic or nationalist conflict that you identified in Class Exercise #4?
Fully support your answer in a well-crafted essay by
 articulating the claims of the theory
 describing the characteristics of the ethnic conflict, including relevant actors in the conflict
 assessing the ability of the theory to explain the evidence
 addressing any important alternative argument