Reconcilable Differences: Turning Points in Ethnopolitical Conflict

by Byrne,Sean

• ISBN13: 9781565491090
• ISBN10: 1565491092
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-03-31
• Publisher: Lynne Rienner

Summary

* Teaches ways to prevent and transform ethnically-motivated conflict * Applicable to current crises in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Africa, and Central Asia * Combines a variety of theoretical positions and practical experience on conflict prevention from around the world * Classroom friendly with study questions at the end of each chapter Recently, ethnic conflict has become the focus of social scientists and policy makers worldwide. Multiple interventions must occur at all levels to reduce cultural hostility and transform its nature over time. Reconcilable Differences considers how factors converge to shape the way ethnic conflicts are waged and how peaceful change occurs. In particular, the volume discusses perceptions, structures, and interactions that are contributing to the upsurge of inter-group antagonism, as well as critical mechanisms of the peacebuilding process. The book contributes to our understanding of prolonged ethnopolitical conflicts, making it an invaluable text for policy makers and scholars, as well as undergraduate and graduate students.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. viii
Introduction	p. ix
Ethnopolitical Conflicts: Causes and Theoretical Approaches
The Geopolitical Context of Contemporary Ethnopolitical Conflict	p. 3
Overcoming Wilsonianism: American Conflict Resolution and Ethnic Nationalism in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union	p. 23
The Dynamics of Social Cubism: A View from Northern Ireland and Quebec	p. 41
Conflict Resolution, Group Identity, and Human Needs
Understanding Protracted Social Conflicts: A Basic Needs Approach	p. 65
The Social Origins of Environmental Resource Conflict: Exposing the Roots of Tangible Disputes	p. 79
Constructive Storytelling in Intercommunal Conflicts: Building Community, Building Peace	p. 96
Peace Building in Identity Driven Ethnopolitical Conflicts	p. 115
Strategies and Techniques in Conflict Resolution and Reduction
Yugoslavia, What Went Wrong? Constitutional Development and Collapse of a Multiethnic State	p. 127
South Africa's National Peace Accord and Laue's Developmental Vision for Community Conflict Intervention	p. 154
European Integration and Irish Disunity?	p. 174
Negotiating End Games: A Comparative Analysis of the IRA and ETA	p. 190
About the Contributors	p. 213
Index	p. 217
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