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 now a Reader in the European Studies Department at the University of Bath.

• Part One: A Framework for the Study of Ethno-Territorial Cross-Border Conflicts and Their Settlements: 1.Conceptual Clarification: External Minorities and Disputed Territories - 2.Possible Conflict Settlements for Ethno-Territorial Cross-Border Conflicts - 3.Conclusion of Part One: Which Factors Influence Ethno-Territorial Cross-Border Conflicts and the Stability of Their Settlements? Part Two: Case Studies: 4.Alsace - 5.The Saarland - 6.South Tyrol - 7. Northern Ireland - 8.Condominium Status as a Settlement for Ethno-Territorial Cross-Border Conflicts Part Three: Achieving Conflict Settlements and Managing Their Stability: 9.Conditions Conducive to Conflict Settlement and Settlement Stability - 10.Conclusion

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