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During the Cold War, most international relations theorists and strategic studies analysts paid little attention to ethnic and other forms of communal conflict. Disregard for the importance of ethnic and nationality issues in world affairs, always misguided so far as the developing world was concerned, has been overtaken, in stunning fashion, by recent events from Abkhazia to Zaire. The essays in this volume advance our understanding of the causes of ethnic and communal conflict, the regional and international implications of such conflicts, and what the international community can do to minimize the potential for instability and violence. Drawn from recent issues of Survival , they are organized along thematic rather than regional lines, and will be required reading for scholars, students, and policymakers alike. The contributors to the volume include Michael Brown on the causes and implications of ethnic conflict, Anthony Smith on the ethnic sources of nationalism, David Welsh on domestic politics and ethnic conflict, Renée de Nevers on democratization and ethnic conflict, and Pierre Hassner on nationalism and internationalism. Jack Snyder writes on nationalism and the crisis of the post-Soviet state, Barry Posen on the security dilemma and ethnic conflict, Kathleen Newland on ethnic conflict and refugees, Jenonne Walker on international mediation of ethnic conflicts, and Robert Cooper and Mats Berdal on outside intervention in ethnic conflicts, Adam Roberts discusses the U.N. and international security, and John Chipman explores managing the politics of parochialism.  

During the Cold War, most international relations theorists and strategic studies analysts paid little attention to ethnic and other forms of communal conflict. Disregard for the importance of ethnic and nationality issues in world affairs, always misguided so far as the developing world was concerned, has been overtaken, in stunning fashion, by recent events from Abkhazia to Zaire. The essays in this volume advance our understanding of the causes of ethnic and communal conflict, the regional and international implications of such conflicts, and what the international community can do to minimize the potential for instability and violence. Drawn from recent issues of Survival, they are organized along thematic rather than regional lines, and will be required reading for scholars, students, and policymakers alike. The contributors to the volume include Michael Brown on the causes and implications of ethnic conflict, Anthony Smith on the ethnic sources of nationalism, David Welsh on domestic politics and ethnic conflict, Renée de Nevers on democratization and ethnic conflict, and Pierre Hassner on nationalism and internationalism. Jack Snyder writes on nationalism and the crisis of the post-Soviet state, Barry Posen on the security dilemma and ethnic conflict, Kathleen Newland on ethnic conflict and refugees, Jenonne Walker on international mediation of ethnic conflicts, and Robert Cooper and Mats Berdal on outside intervention in ethnic conflicts, Adam Roberts discusses the U.N. and international security, and John Chipman explores managing the politics of parochialism. - from Amzon 

Contents
1. Causes And Implications Of Ethnic Conflict .....................................p. 3
Michael E. Brown

2. The Ethnic Sources Of Nationalism .................................................p. 27
Anthony D. Smith

3. Domestic Politics And Ethnic Conflict ..............................................p. 43
David Welhs

4. Democratization And Ethnic Conflict ...............................................p. 61
Renee de Nevers

5. Nationalism And The Crisis Of The Post-Soviet State .........................p. 79
Jack snyder

6. The Security Dilemma And Ethnic Conflict ........................................p. 103
Barry R. Posen

7. Beyond Nationalism And Internationalism: .......................................p. 125
Ethnicity and world order Pierre Hassner

8. Ethnic Conflict And Refugees ..........................................................p. 143
Kathleen Newland

9. International Mediation Of Ethnic Conflicts ........................................p. 165
Jenome Walker

10. Outside Intervention In Ethnic Conflicts ............................................p. 181
Robert cooper and Mats Berdal

11. The United Nations And International Security ...................................p. 207
Adam Roberts

12. Managing The Politics Of Parochialism ...............................................p. 237
John chipman