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The eruption in the early 1990s of highly visible humanitarian
crises and exceedingly bloody civil wars in the Horn of Africa,
imploding Yugoslavia, and Rwanda, set in motion a trend towards
third party intervention in communal conflict in areas as far apart
as the Balkans and East Timor. However haltingly and selectively,
that trend towards extra-systemic means of managing ethnic and
national conflict is still discernible, motivated as it was in the
1990s by the inability of in-house accommodation methods to resolve
ethno-political conflicts peacefully and the tendency of such
conflicts to spill into the international system in the form of
massive refugee flows, regional instability, and failed states
hosting criminal and terrorist elements. In its various forms,
third party intervention has become a fixed part of the current
international system Our book examines the various forms in which
that intervention occurs, from the least intrusive and costly forms
of third party activity to the most intrusive and expensive
endeavors. More specifically, organized in the form of overview
essays followed by case studies that explore the utility and
limitations, successes and failures of various forms of third party
activity in managing conflict, the book begins by examining
diplomatic intervention and then proceeds to cover, in turn, legal,
economic, and military instruments of conflict management before
concluding with a section on political tutelage arrangements and
nation/capacity building operations. The chapters themselves are
authored by a mix of contributors drawn from relevant disciplines,
both senior and younger scholars, academics and practitioners, and
North Americans and Europeans. All treat a common theme but no
attempt was made to solicit work from contributors with a common
orientation towards the value of third party intervention. Nor were
the authors straight-jacketed with heavy content guidelines from
the editors. Their essays validate the value of this approach. Far
from being chaotic in nature, they generally supplement one
another, while offering opposing viewpoints on the overall topic;
for example, our Italian contributor who specializes in
non-government organizations offers a chapter illustrating their
utility under certain conditions, whereas the chapter from an
Afghan practitioner notes the downside of too much reliance on NGOs
in nation-building operations. The essays also cover topics not
often treated, and are written from the viewpoint of those on the
ground. The chapter on creating a police force in post-Dayton
Bosnia-Herzegovina, for example, reads much like a diary from the
American colonel who was sent to Bosnia in early 1996 charged with
that task.
The eruption in the early 1990s of highly visible humanitarian
crises and exceedingly bloody civil wars in the Horn of Africa,
imploding Yugoslavia, and Rwanda, set in motion a trend towards
third party intervention in communal conflict in areas as far apart
as the Balkans and East Timor. However haltingly and selectively,
that trend towards extra-systemic means of managing ethnic and
national conflict is still discernible, motivated as it was in the
1990s by the inability of in-house accommodation methods to resolve
ethno-political conflicts peacefully and the tendency of such
conflicts to spill into the international system in the form of
massive refugee flows, regional instability, and failed states
hosting criminal and terrorist elements. In its various forms,
third party intervention has become a fixed part of the current
international system Our book examines the various forms in which
that intervention occurs, from the least intrusive and costly forms
of third party activity to the most intrusive and expensive
endeavors. More specifically, organized in the form of overview
essays followed by case studies that explore the utility and
limitations, successes and failures of various forms of third party
activity in managing conflict, the book begins by examining
diplomatic intervention and then proceeds to cover, in turn, legal,
economic, and military instruments of conflict management before
concluding with a section on political tutelage arrangements and
nation/capacity building operations. The chapters themselves are
authored by a mix of contributors drawn from relevant disciplines,
both senior and younger scholars, academics and practitioners, and
North Americans and Europeans. All treat a common theme but no
attempt was made to solicit work from contributors with a common
orientation towards the value of third party intervention. Nor were
the authors straight-jacketed with heavy content guidelines from
the editors. Their essays validate the value of this approach. Far
from being chaotic in nature, they generally supplement one
another, while offering opposing viewpoints on the overall topic;
for example, our Italian contributor who specializes in
non-government organizations offers a chapter illustrating their
utility under certain conditions, whereas the chapter from an
Afghan practitioner notes the downside of too much reliance on NGOs
in nation-building operations. The essays also cover topics not
often treated, and are written from the viewpoint of those on the
ground. The chapter on creating a police force in post-Dayton
Bosnia-Herzegovina, for example, reads much like a diary from the
American colonel who was sent to Bosnia in early 1996 charged with
that task.
An indispensable reference that will help students understand the
major ethnic conflicts that dominate the headlines and shape the
modern world. Since World War II, significant conflicts have most
often taken the form of acts of violence between ethnic or national
communities inside individual states. This two-volume work uses
case studies to explore some four dozen of those conflicts, making
it an ideal first-stop reference for students and others who wish
to quickly gain an understanding of ethnic struggles. Content from
the first edition is updated and new entries on recent conflicts
have been added. The set's geographical range, which encompasses
nearly every continent, is matched by the diversity of the
conflicts explored. These include internal conflicts such as those
experienced by African Americans in the United States and Muslims
in France, as well as separatist movements of groups like the
Chechens in Russia and Bosnians in Yugoslavia. Headline-making
conflicts-for example, those in Mali and Syria-are covered as well.
The book is organized alphabetically by country and region. Each
essay begins with a timeline and then explores the historical
background, evolution, efforts to manage, and significance of the
conflict. Suggestions for follow-up research and appendices of
relevant, primary source materials are also included. Presents
comprehensive coverage of ethnic conflicts that enables readers to
comprehend recent events around the world Contains updates and
revisions to the first edition and new entries on more current
conflicts Features cases that are both relevant and topical,
covering the vast majority of the conflicts that are spilling
blood, affecting policies, and shaping the contemporary world
Includes primary documents that support the text, allowing students
to use hard evidence in their research Supports the National
Geography Standards by examining cultural mosaics and conflict
Even in the relatively serene world of North America and Western
Europe, numerous conflicts with the propensity for sustained
political violence are carried out by domestic groups with alarming
regularity. This in-depth volume explores conflicts and potential
hot spot areas in these regions, from anti-globalization protests
to immigration politics to the Basque provinces and the ETA.
Coverage is divided into three regions-the established democracies
of the U.S., Canada, and Western Europe; the democratizing
countries of post-communist Europe; and the more volatile region
encompassing Russia, the Balkans, the Causasus, and Post-Soviet
Eastern Europe-for a greater understanding of geographic
interrelationships. This comprehensive volume is a first-stop
reference source for the most significant political, cultural, and
economic conflicts in North America and Europe today. With regional
chronologies of events, a print and nonprint bibliography, and
engaging photos, this comprehensive volume is a first-stop
reference source for the most significant political, cultural, and
economic conflicts in North America and Europe today.
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