Ethnic Conflict and International Politics Explaining Diffusion and Escalation

by Lobell, Steven E.; Mauceri, Philip

• ISBN13: 9781403963550
• ISBN10: 140396355X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-01-17
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Combining theoretical analyses with case studies, this book increases understanding of the internationalization, diffusion and escalation of ethnic conflict. The essays stand at the nexus of comparative politics and international relations, examining the influence on ethnic conflict of the weakening of state institutional structures, the role of non-state regional and international actors, changes in the ethnic balance of power, and the degree of economic, social, and cultural integration within the regional or global system. The variety of approaches provides useful analytical tools for students, while the diversity of cases from different regions gives the reader a sense of the scope of such problems.

Author Biography

Steven E. Lobell is Associate Professor of Political Science and Philip Mauceri is Associate Professor of Political Science, both at the University of Northern Iowa.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vi
Chapter 1 Diffusion and Escalation of Ethnic Conflict
Steven E. Lobell and Philip Mauceri	1	(10)
Chapter 2 Third-Party States in Ethnic Conflict: Identifying the Domestic Determinants of Intervention	11	(24)
David Carment and Patrick James
Chapter 3 Modeling the Internationalization of Ethnic Conflict: An Application to Northern Ireland and South Africa	35	(16)
Neal G. Jesse and Marc V Simon
Chapter 4 Identities Unbound: Escalating Ethnic Conflict in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, and Tajikistan	51	(24)
Shale Horowitz
Chapter 5 Internationalization of Ethnic Conflict in the Balkans: The Breakup of Yugoslavia	75	(20)
Kristen P. Williams
Chapter 6 Internationalization as an Explanation? The Development of Ethnic Conflict in Latin America	95	(16)
Philip Mauceri
Chapter 7 Diffusion and Escalation in the Great Lakes Region: The Rwandan Genocide, the Rebellion in Zaire, and Mobutu's Overthrow	111	(22)
John James Quinn
Chapter 8 The Regionalization, Internationalization, and the Perpetuation of Conflict in the Middle East	133	(32)
Jeffrey W. Helring
Chapter 9 The Impact of International Diffusion on the Escalation of the Sri Lankan Conflict	165	(16)
Robert C. Oberst
References	181	(18)
Notes on Contributors	199	(4)
Index	203