Ethnic Conflict Causes, Consequences, and Responses

Name: Ethnic Conflict Causes, Consequences, and Responses
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ISBN: 9780745639314

ISBN-10: 0745639313

ISBN-13: 9780745639314

Edition: 2009

Authors: Karl Cordell, Stefan Wolff

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Why does ethnic conflict remain one of the major security challenges in today's world? Can we avoid another Rwanda in the future? How was it possible, after almost four decades, to achieve a lasting settlement for the conflict in Northern Ireland, while the conflict in Kashmir remains unresolved after more than sixty years?These and other questions are the focus of this book. Investigating the causes and consequences of ethnic conflict, the authors argue that the most effective responses are those that take into account factors at the local, state, regional and global level and which avoid seeking simplistic explanations and solutions to what is a truly complex phenomenon. What matters most…

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List price: $22.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication date: 12/4/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.80" wide x 9.70" long x 0.72" tall
Weight: 0.924
Language: English



Acknowledgements



Introduction



The Study of Ethnic Conflict



The Causes and Consequences of Ethnic Conflict



Theories of Ethnic Conflict



Motive, Means and Opportunity: A Framework for Understanding the Causes of Ethnic Conflict



Responses to Ethnic Conflict



The Prevention, Management and Settlement of Ethnic Conflicts



International Intervention



Conflict Settlement in Theory and Practice



'Alternatives' to Consensual Conflict Settlement



Conclusion


Notes


References


Index