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Zusatztext "In particular! in German-speaking Europe there is a lot of expertise on ethnic tensions in Central and Eastern Europe...as this book testifies. The chapters are well written and can be read as separate pieces...They are of a high quality." ???? Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies Informationen zum Autor Stefan Troebst is Professor of East European Cultural Studies at the University of Leipzig and a former Director of the European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI), Flensburg, Germany. Klappentext Nation states and minorities resort more and more to violence when safeguarding their political interests. Although the violence in the Middle East has been dominating world politics for some time now, European governments have had their share of ethnic violence to contend with as this volume demonstrates. And as the case studies show, ranging as they do from the Basque Country to Chechnya, from Northern Ireland to Bosnia-Herzegovina, this applies to western Europe as much as to eastern Europe. However, in contrast to other parts of the world, instances where political struggles for power and social inclusion between minorities and majorities lead to full-fledged inter-ethnic warfare are still the exception; in the majority of cases conflicts are successfully de-escalated and even resolved. In a comprehensive conclusion, the volume offers a theoretical framework for the development of strategies to deal with violent ethnic conflict. Zusammenfassung Nation states and minorities resort more to violence when safeguarding their political interests. The violence in the Middle East dominates world politics, but European governments have had their share of ethnic violence to contend with. The text offers a framework for the development of strategies to deal with violent ethnic conflict. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Preface and Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors List of Abbreviations Introduction Stefan Troebst and Farimah Daftary PART I: COMPARISONS Chapter 1. Regionalism in Western Europe Peter Alter Chapter 2. Conflicts Between East European States and Minorities in an Age of Democracy Tom Gallagher PART II: CASE STUDIES Chapter 3. Ethnoradicalism as a Mirror Image of State Centralisation: the Basque Paradigm in Franco's Spain Daniele Conversi Chapter 4. Chechnya and the Caucasus Helen Krag Chapter 5. Adrian Guelke Chapter 6. Explaining Ethnic Violence in Bosnia-Herzegovina Marie-Janine Calic PART III: LESSONS Chapter 7. The Use of Force in Minority - Majority Relations: An International Law Perspective Rainer Hofmann Chapter 8. Third Party Mediation in Violent Ethnic Conflicts Norbert Ropers PART IV: CONCLUSION Chapter 9. In Quest of Peaceful Coexistence - Strategies in Regulating Ethnic Conflicts Ulrich Schneckener and Dieter Senghaas Index ...
