ETHNIC COMPONENT OF SOCIAL CONFLICT: CONCEPTUAL GAPS OF INTERPRETATION

Abstract

Various terms that are most often used in scientific literature when describing conflicts between representa-tives of different ethnic groups are considered. The conceptual gaps in the interpretation of these terms are revealed: categorical synonymy, theoretical and methodological reduction, epistemological isolation and ideological burden. To solve this epistemological difficulty, it is proposed to abandon a single term, but to focus on the analysis of social conflict, revealing its diverse ethnic component.