The International Spread of Ethnic Conflict Fear, Diffusion, and Escalation / David A. Lake and Donald Rothchild, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rothchild, Donald S., Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

1989-.

World politics.

Svetovna politika.

Rights.

Pravice.

International relations.

Mednarodni odnosi.

Ethnic relations.

Etnični odnosi.

Ethnic conflicts.

Etnični konflikti.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (412 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Princeton (N.J.) : Princeton University Press, 2011, cop. 1998.

Summary:

The wave of ethnic conflict that has recently swept across parts of Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Africa has led many political observers to fear that these conflicts are contagious. Initial outbreaks in such places as Bosnia, Chechnya, and Rwanda, if not contained, appear capable of setting off epidemics of catastrophic proportions. In this volume, David Lake and Donald Rothchild have organized an ambitious, sophisticated exploration of both the origins and spread of ethnic conflict, one that will be useful to policymakers and theorists alike. The editors and contributors argue that ethnic conflict is not caused directly by intergroup differences or centuries-old feuds and that the collapse of the Soviet Union did not simply uncork ethnic passions long suppressed. They look instead at how anxieties over security, competition for resources, breakdown in communication with the government, and the inability to make enduring commitments lead ethnic groups into conflict, and they consider the strategic interactions that underlie ethnic conflict and its effective management. How, why, and when do ethnic conflicts either diffuse by precipitating similar conflicts elsewhere or escalate by bringing in outside parties? How can such transnational ethnic conflicts best be managed? Following an introduction by the editors, which lays a strong theoretical foundation for approaching these questions, Timur Kuran, Stuart Hill, Donald Rothchild, Colin Cameron, Will H. Moore, and David R. Davis examine the diffusion of ideas across national borders and ethnic alliances. Without disputing that conflict can spread, James D. Fearon, Stephen M. Saideman, Sandra Halperin, and Paula Garb argue that ethnic conflict today is primarily a local phenomenon and that it is breaking out in many places simultaneously for similar but largely independent reasons. Stephen D. Krasner, Daniel T. Froats, Cynthia S. Kaplan, Edmond J. Keller, Bruce W. Jentleson, and I. William Zartman focus on the management of transnational ethnic conflicts and emphasize the importance of domestic confidence-building measures, international intervention, and preventive diplomacy.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

FIGURES AND TABLES

ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ABBREVIATIONS

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER ONE Spreading Fear: The Genesis of Transnational Ethnic Conflict

PART TWO: THE INTERNATIONAL SPREAD OF ETHNIC CONFLICT

CHAPTER TWO Ethnic Dissimilation and Its International Diffusion

CHAPTER THREE Tactical Information and the Diffusion of Peaceful Protests

CHAPTER FOUR Transnational Ethnic Ties and Foreign Policy

PART THREE: THE LIMITS TO SPREAD

CHAPTER FIVE Commitment Problems and the Spread of Ethnic Conflict

CHAPTER SIX Is Pandoras Box Half Empty or Half Full? The Limited Virulence of Secessionism and the Domestic Sources of Disintegration

CHAPTER SEVEN The Spread of Ethnic Conflict in Europe: Some Comparative- Historical Reflections

CHAPTER EIGHT Ethnicity, Alliance Building, and the Limited Spread of Ethnic Conflict in the Caucasus

PART FOUR: THE MANAGEMENT OF TRANSNATIONAL ETHNIC CONFLICT

CHAPTER NINE Containing Fear: The Management of Transnational Ethnic Conflict

CHAPTER TEN Minority Rights and the Westphalian Model

CHAPTER ELEVEN Ethnicity and Sovereignty: Insights from Russian Negotiations with Estonia and Tatarstan

CHAPTER TWELVE Transnational Ethnic Conflict in Africa

CHAPTER THIRTEEN Preventive Diplomacy and Ethnic Conflict: Possible, Difficult, Necessary

CHAPTER FOURTEEN Putting Humpty-Dumpty Together Again

PART FIVE: CONCLUSION

CHAPTER FIFTEEN Ethnic Fears and Global Engagement

REFERENCES

INDEX

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [351]-378) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Contains:

Lake, David A., 1956- Editor.

ISBN:

9780691219752

0691219753

OCLC:

1273305982