Balkanize

The professor's decision to balkanize the course material into separate modules made it easier for students to grasp the concepts.

The coach's decision to balkanize the soccer team into offensive and defensive players created a sense of division within the group.

The company's management team chose to balkanize the sales department into smaller units.

The political party seeks to balkanize the country's regions by promoting separatist movements.

The discriminatory policies of the past were designed to balkanize communities and perpetuate inequality.