Abstract
The first half of this article presents five related explanations of ethnonational conflict which flow from western political thought, particularly from liberalism, utilitarianism and Marxism. These explanations are that ethnonational conflict is: related to social primitiveness, promoted by social segregation, caused by manipulative self‐interested elites, rooted in material interests, and caused by discrimination. The second half of the article explains that these explanations are flawed because they are rooted in a philosophical tradition which exaggerates the importance of self and class‐interest and downplays the importance of ethnonational bonds in people's lives.
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