Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict, revised edition

by Brown, Michael E.; Cote, Owen R.; Lynn-Jones, Sean M.; Miller, Steven E.

• ISBN13: 9780262523158
• ISBN10: 0262523159
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-09-14
• Publisher: The MIT Press

Summary

Most recent wars have been complex and bloody internal conflicts driven to a significant degree by nationalism and ethnic animosity. Since the end of the Cold War, dozens of wars-in Bosnia, Kosovo, Rwanda, Somalia, the former Soviet Union, and elsewhere-have killed or displaced millions of people. Understanding and controlling these wars has become one of the most important and frustrating tasks for scholars and political leaders. This revised and expanded edition of Nationalism and Ethnic Conflictcontains essays from some of the world's leading analysts of nationalism, ethnic conflict, and internal war. The essays from the first edition have been updated and supplemented by analyses of recent conflicts and new research on the resolution of ethnic and civil wars. The first part of the book addresses the roots of nationalistic and ethnic wars, focusing in particular on the former Yugoslavia. The second part assesses options for international action, including the use of force and the deployment of peacekeeping troops. The third part examines political challenges that often complicate attempts to prevent or end internal conflicts, including refugee flows and the special difficulties of resolving civil wars.

Author Biography

Michael E. Brown is Dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University.

Owen Coté is Associate Director of the MIT Security Studies Program and Editor of the journal International Security.

Sean M. Lynn-Jones is Editor of International Security, the International Security Program's quarterly journal. He is also series editor of the Belfer Center Studies in International Security, the Program's book series that is published by MIT Press.

Steven E. Miller is director of the International Security Program at the Belfer Center.

Table of Contents

The Contributors	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
Preface	xi
Michael E. Brown
PART I: THE SOURCES OF NATIONALISM AND ETHNIC CONFLICT
The Causes of Internal Conflict: An Overview	3	(23)
Michael E. Brown
Hypotheses on Nationalism and War	26	(35)
Stephen Van Evera
Nationalism and the Marketplace of Ideas	61	(36)
Jack Snyder
Karen Ballentine
The Banality of ``Ethnic War''	97	(29)
John Mueller
Containing Fear: The Origins and Management of Ethnic Conflict	126	(37)
David A. Lake
Donald Rothchild
PART II: OPTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL ACTION
Internal Conflict and International Action: An Overview	163	(30)
Michael E. Brown
Chantal de Jonge Oudraat
Military Responses to Refugee Disasters	193	(40)
Barry R. Posen
Kosovo and the Great Air Power Debate	233	(34)
Daniel L. Byman
Matthew C. Waxman
Lessons of Liberia: ECOMOG and Regional Peacekeeping	267	(32)
Herbert Howe
Peacebuilding and the Limits of Liberal Internationalism	299	(38)
Roland Paris
PART III: POLITICAL CHALLENGES
Refugee Flows as Grounds for International Action	337	(29)
Alan Dowty
Gil Loescher
Spoiler Problems in Peace Processes	366	(49)
Stephen John Stedman
Designing Transitions from Civil War: Demobilization, Democratization, and Commitments to Peace	415	(29)
Barbara F. Walter
Possible and Impossible Solutions to Ethnic Civil Wars	444	(40)
Chaim Kaufmann
Suggestions for Further Reading	484