Regional and Ethnic Conflicts Perspectives from the Front Lines

by Carter, Judy; Irani, George; Volkan, Vamik D

• ISBN13: 9780131894280
• ISBN10: 0131894285
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-02-12
• Publisher: ROUTLEDGE

Summary

Regional and Ethnic Conflicts: Perspectives from the Front Linesprovides an alternative vantage point that contributes new perspectives to the study of ethnopolitical conflict. The interest and insights students gain from this book into how complex ethnopolitical conflicts can be mitigated, resolved and prevented give hope to the future. From a pedagogical perspective, this text is designed to expose students to alternative perspectives. It adds realism and insight to studentsrs" understanding of distal ethnopolitical conflicts. Contributors were purposely asked to discuss a range of factors to bring to light the complexity of ethnopolitical conflict. Their chapters are meant to prod students to internalize the importance of analyzing and understanding ethnopolitical conflicts from multiple perspectives.

Author Biography

Judy Carter teaches in the School of Peace and Conflict Management at Royal Roads University.

 

George E. Irani is the director of the Africa and Middle East Program of the Toledo International Center for Peace in Madrid, Spain.

 

Dr. Vamik D. Volkan, M.D. is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at the University of Virginia's School of Medicine.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. v
Ethnopolitical Conflict in Perspective	p. 1
Macedonia	p. 6
The Ethnic Conflict in Macedonia from the Ethnic Macedonians' Perspective: Being Victims in Their Own Country	p. 8
Relationships Between Macedonians and Albanians in the Republic of Macedonia	p. 18
Kashmir	p. 30
Jammu and Kashmir: An Indian View	p. 32
Kashmir Dispute	p. 41
Cyprus	p. 56
The Cyprus Conflict: National Mythologies and Real Tragedies	p. 58
Turkish and Greek Cypriots in Conflict	p. 70
Israel/Palestine	p. 87
Understanding Our Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and Searching for Its Resolution	p. 90
Rwanda	p. 130
The Rwandan Conflict	p. 133
Sri Lanka	p. 159
Sri Lanka's "Ethnic" Conflict	p. 163
Greece and Turkey	p. 179
Historical Context, National Narrative, and Prospects of Reconciliation in the Aegean: The View from Athens	p. 183
Turkish-Greek Relations	p. 195
Northern Ireland	p. 207
The Politics of Peace and War in Northern Ireland	p. 212
The Role of Constructive, Transcultural Storytelling in Ethnopolitical Conflict Transformation in Northern Ireland	p. 227
Serbia/Croatia	p. 238
Serbia: Between Archaism and Modernity	p. 242
Croatia: The Participant in Large-Group Conflict	p. 259
Nigeria	p. 270
Mediated Hostility, Generation, and Victimhood in Northern Nigeria	p. 274
Ethnicity and Ethnic Relations in Nigeria: The Case of Religious Conflict in Kano	p. 292
Lessons to Ponder: Insights and Advice from the Front Lines	p. 301
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