It turs social division into political division and lead to conflict violence and even disintegration of a country.
Northern Ireland:This region of United Kingdom has been for many year site of violence and bitter ethnic political conflict. It was only in 1998, that the UK Government and the Nationalists reached a peace treaty after which the latter suspended their armed struggle.
In Yugoslavia: The story did not have a happy end. Political competition along religious and ethnic lines led to the disintegration of Yugoslavia into six independent countries.
