Disputed Territories: The Transnational Dynamics of Ethnic Conflict Settlement

by Stefan Wolff

Overview

Ethnic conflicts have shaped the 20th century in significant ways. While the legacy of the last century is primarily one of many unresolved conflicts, the author contends that Western Europe has a track record in containing and settling ethnic conflicts which provides valuable lessons for conflict management elsewhere. Focusing on ethno-territorial crossborder conflicts in Alsace, the Saarland, South Tyrol, and Northern Ireland, Andorra and the New Hebrides, the author develops a four-dimensional analytical framework that synthesizes the distinct factors that influence the complex relationship between host-state, kin-state, actors in the disputed territory, and in the international context.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785330582
Publisher:	Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Publication date:	01/01/2003
Series:	Ethnopolitics , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Stefan Wolff was educated at the University of Leipzig, Germany. He received an MPhil from the University of Cambridge and a PhD from the London School of Economics. He is currently Chair in Political Science at the University of Nottingham.

Table of Contents

List of Tables
List of Chronologies of Key Events
List of Overviews of Stability Criteria
Preface
Acknowledgements

PART I: A FRAMEWORK FOR THE STUDY OF ETHNO-TERRITORIAL CROSS-BORDER CONFLICTS AND THEIR SETTLEMENTS

Chapter 1. Conceptual Clarification: External Minorities and Disputed Territories
Chapter 2. Possible Conflict Settlements for Ethno-Territorial Cross-Border Conflicts
Chapter 3. Conclusion of Part One: Which Factors Influence Ethno-Territorial Cross-Border Conflicts and the Stability of Their Settlements?

PART II: CASE STUDIES

Chapter 4. Alsace
Chapter 5. The Saarland
Chapter 6. South Tyrol
Chapter 7. Northern Ireland
Chapter 8. Condominium Status as a Settlement for Ethno-Territorial Cross-Border Conflicts

PART III: ACHIEVING CONFLICT SETTLEMENTS AND MANAGING THEIR STABILITY

Chapter 9. Conditions Conducive to Conflict Settlement and Settlement Stability
Chapter 10. Conclusion

References
Index

Editorial Reviews

"... this is a useful study for its emphasis on the role of the kin state ... Aside from a bibliography there is also a list of useful Web sources for relevant documents ... Recommended."  · Choice

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