Ethnic conflicts have shaped the 20th century in significant ways. While the legacy of the last century is primarily one of many unresolved conflicts, the author contends that Western Europe has a track record in containing and settling ethnic conflicts which provides valuable lessons for conflict management elsewhere. Focusing on ethno-territorial crossborder conflicts in Alsace, the Saarland, South Tyrol, and Northern Ireland, Andorra and the New Hebrides, the author develops a four-dimensional analytical framework that synthesizes the distinct factors that influence the complex relationship between host-state, kin-state, actors in the disputed territory, and in the international context.
Stefan Wolff was educated at the University of Leipzig, Germany. He received an MPhil from the University of Cambridge and a PhD from the London School of Economics. He is currently Chair in Political Science at the University of Nottingham.
List of TablesList of Chronologies of Key EventsList of Overviews of Stability CriteriaPrefaceAcknowledgementsPART I: A FRAMEWORK FOR THE STUDY OF ETHNO-TERRITORIAL CROSS-BORDER CONFLICTS AND THEIR SETTLEMENTSChapter 1. Conceptual Clarification: External Minorities and Disputed TerritoriesChapter 2. Possible Conflict Settlements for Ethno-Territorial Cross-Border ConflictsChapter 3. Conclusion of Part One: Which Factors Influence Ethno-Territorial Cross-Border Conflicts and the Stability of Their Settlements?PART II: CASE STUDIESChapter 4. AlsaceChapter 5. The SaarlandChapter 6. South TyrolChapter 7. Northern IrelandChapter 8. Condominium Status as a Settlement for Ethno-Territorial Cross-Border ConflictsPART III: ACHIEVING CONFLICT SETTLEMENTS AND MANAGING THEIR STABILITYChapter 9. Conditions Conducive to Conflict Settlement and Settlement StabilityChapter 10. ConclusionReferencesIndex
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