Problem: In what way does a primordialist explanation of the politicization of identity differ from a constructivist explanation? Primordial explanations emphasize how changing economic conditions within the state threaten the ruling classes and their interests, while constructivist explanations focus on class interests. Primordial explanations emphasize the effects of changing ideas about group membership as a source of instability within the collective identity of the state, while constructivist explanations emphasize changing social contexts. Primordial explanations emphasize a perceived threat to a group's ability to practice its collective identity and accompanying traditions, while constructivist explanations emphasize social context. Primordial explanations emphasize the social context surrounding identity creation as a source of instability and threat to a collective identity, while constructivist explanations focus on perceived threats.