Managing and Settling Ethnic Conflicts : Perspectives on Successes and Failures in Europe, Africa, and Asia

by Schneckener, Ulrich; Wolff, Stefan

• ISBN13: 9781403966230
• ISBN10: 1403966230
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-09-01
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Interest in the study of ethnic conflict has grown over the past decade. This is partly due to its re-emergence in Central and Eastern Europe after the collapse of communism, as well as its prolonged and violent manifestation in Sri Lanka, East Timor, Ethiopia/Eritrea, the Middle East, Corsica and the Spanish part of the Basque country. Moreover, events in Kosovo and East Timor prompted the international community to engage in controversial and often difficult peace-making and peacekeeping operations. This collection seeks to explore the issues surrounding this type of conflict. Following a theoretical introduction, recognized experts in ethnopolitics provide in-depth case studies, covering each of the major approaches to conflict management and settlement in different geographic regions. The conclusion summarizes the findings and assesses future prospects. Thus, a comprehensive picture of the state of the discipline emerges alongside an overview of current ethnic conflicts worldwide.

Author Biography

Ulrich Schneckener is a Researcher at the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik-German Institute for International Politics and Security, Berlin.

Stefan Wolff is Lecturer in the Department of European Studies, University of Bath.

Table of Contents

The Contributors	vii
Preface	viii
Part I. CONCEPTUALIZING CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND SETTLEMENT
Managing and Settling Ethnic Conflicts	1	(17)
Stefan Wolff
Models of Ethnic Conflict Regulation: the Politics of Recognition	18	(22)
Ulrich Schneckener
Relating Human Rights, Minority Rights and Self-Determination to Minority Protection	40	(17)
Kristin Henrard
Part II. POWER-SHARING SYSTEMS
Settling an Ethnic Conflict through Power-sharing: South Tyrol	57	(20)
Stefan Wolff
The Failure of Power-sharing in Cyprus: Causes and Consequences	77	(17)
Susanne Baier-Allen
Between Consociationalism and Control: Sri Lanka	94	(21)
Maya Chadda
Part III. TERRITORIAL APPROACHES
Insular Autonomy: a Framework for Conflict Resolution? Corsica and the Aland Islands	115	(24)
Farimah Daftary
Between Autonomy and Federalism: Spain	139	(22)
M. K. Flynn
Between Federalism and Separatism: India and Pakistan	161	(15)
Katharine Adeney
Secession and its Aftermath: Eritrea	176	(13)
Sandra F. Joireman
Part IV. BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL APPROACHES
Bilateral Agreements and their Role in Settling Ethnic Conflicts: a Case Study of German Minorities	189	(17)
Hans-Joachim Heintze
International Intervention and its Aftermath: Kosovo and East Timor	206	(14)
Richard Caplan
Part V. LESSONS LEARNED
Conditions for Peacemaking: Negotiating the Non-negotiable in South Africa and the Middle East	220	(28)
Heribert Adam
Kanya Adam
Kogila Moodley
Peacemaking in Civil Wars: Obstacles, Options and Opportunities	248	(23)
Timothy D. Sisk
Managing and Settling Ethnic Conflicts: The Context-Design Nexus	271	(16)
Ulrich Schneckener
Index	287