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Although ethnicity is a way to form a community, ethnic conflicts can emerge as a result of closed-off ethnic narratives & ethnocraft practices through which a coherent identity of the ethnic group is maintained. Conflict resolution in dialogic communities offers a means of addressing interethnic problems, because the dialogic community conducts a constructive shared search for knowledge of the conflict in question through conversation. Further, conflict resolution in dialogic communities with the help of a third party provides a means for individuals to become involved in projecting & imagining alternative communities & new ways to unite people. 45 References. Adapted from the source document.

In 1989 it was triumphantly announced that the world had arrived at the "End of History" with neoliberal economics and political democracy the clear victors. This paper revisits and reconsiders this famous assertion through an examination of several perspectives on the relationship between neoliberal economic policies and ethnic conflict. It concludes that these phenomena may be causally related, with the former contributing materially to the latter. JEL Codes: N40, O10, P16

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Ethnic Claims and International Law / Wippman, David -- Part I. Ethno-Nationalism and Legal Theory -- 1. The International Law of Nationalism: Group Identity and Legal History / Berman, Nathaniel -- 2. The Institutional and Instrumental Value of Nationalism / Brilmayer, Lea -- 3. Ethnicity, Human Rights, and Self-Determination / Tesόn, Fernando R. -- 4. Ethnic Conflict and Territorial Claims: Where Do We Draw a Line? / Ratner, Steven R. -- 5. Pushing the Limits of the Liberal Peace: Ethnic Conflict and the "Ideal Polity" / Slaughter, Anne-Marie -- Part II. Institutional and Policy Responses to Ethnic Conflict -- 6. U.N. Engagement in Ethnic Conflicts / Scheffer, David J. -- 7. Mobilizing International and Regional Organizations for Managing Ethnic Conflict / Handler Chayes, Antonia / Chayes, Abram -- 8. Practical and Legal Constraints on Internal Power Sharing / Wippman, David -- 9. Limiting the Use of Force in Civil Disputes / Wedgwood, Ruth -- 10. Genocide and Ethnic Conflict / Fisler Damrosch, Lori -- 11. Temporary Protection of a Persecuted People / Platzer, Michael -- 12. Citizenship and National Identity / Orentlicher, Diane F. -- Conclusion: What Do International Lawyers Do When They Talk about Ethnic Violence and Why Does It Matter? / Farer, Tom -- Index

Examines the important place given to religion in cultural, socioeconomic, & political explanations of ethnic conflict; the pervasive presence of religion in most ethnic conflicts of the last decade; & the absence of religion as a factor in Rwanda's recent horrific ethnic conflict. It is argued that the presence of religion in a broad array of conflicts does not mean it is the best explanation for them or even that it is the predominant factor. An exploration of two common methodological problems, a priori underdetermination & posteriori overdetermination, illustrates some of the inadequacies of religion as an explanation of ethnic conflict. A discussion of definitional difficulties calls attention to the confusion that results when the core element of ethnic identity is religious identity, as is the case in contemporary conflicts in Northern Ireland & Yugoslavia. The impact of religious secularization is discussed, along with differences between modernist & postmodernist perspectives of religion, secularization, & ethnic conflict. The potential of religion to help in finding solutions to ethnic conflict is explored. J. Lindroth

Combining theoretical analyzes with case studies, this book increases understanding of the internationalization, diffusion and escalation of ethnic conflict. The essays stand at the nexus of comparative politics and international relations, examining the influence on ethnic conflict of the weakening of state institutional structures, the role of non-state regional and international actors, changes in the ethnic balance of power, and the degree of economic, social, and cultural integration within the regional or global system. The variety of approaches provides useful analytical tools for students, while the diversity of cases from different regions gives the reader a sense of the scope of such problems.