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The pros­pect of the United King­dom leav­ing the Euro­pean Union (EU) in 2019 casts a sha­dow on the al­ready un­stable peace in Northern Ireland, the British ex­clave in the north­east of the island of Ireland. This report out­lines the app­roach, frame­work cond­itions and course of the Northern Irish peace process - as well as the signs of its im­pending col­lapse. It also out­lines the challenges that a "Brexit" poses for continued peace­ful relations in Northern Ireland.

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Historical Roots of Ethno-Territorial Conflicts -- 1.2 The Twentieth Century: Paris and the League of Nations Open Pandora's Box -- 1.3 State Sovereignty Versus National Self-determination -- 1.4 The Limits of Democratic Self-determination and International Intervention -- 1.5 Aim of the Book -- References -- Part I Nagorno-Karabakh and ethno-territorial conflict settlement -- 2 Nagorno-Karabakh: The Genesis and Dynamics of the Conflict -- 2.1 The History of the Conflict -- 2.1.1 The Origins of the Conflict -- 2.1.2 The International Environment -- 2.2 International Impulses for Conflict Resolution: An Interim Assessment -- References -- 3 Settling Ethno-Territorial Conflict -- 3.1 On the Genesis and the Effectiveness of Applied Models -- 3.2 Factors that Influence the Settlement of Ethno-Territorial Conflicts -- 3.2.1 Historical Narratives -- 3.2.2 Geographic Conditions -- 3.2.3 Economic Opportunities Versus Economic Costs -- 3.2.4 The Ambivalence of Political Regimes -- 3.2.5 The Ethnic Composition -- 3.2.6 Violence as an Obstacle to Agreement -- 3.2.7 The Timing of Negotiations -- 3.2.8 Modes of Negotiation -- 3.2.9 Arbitration, Mediation, Facilitation-External Actors in the Negotiation Process -- References -- Part II Case studies of ethno-territorial conflict settlement -- 4 Introduction to the Case Studies -- 5 Åland: A Precedent for Internationally Safeguarded Autonomy -- 5.1 Introduction: The Subject of the Conflict Regulation and the Actors Involved -- 5.2 Paths to Conflict Settlement -- 5.3 The Sustainability of the Conflict Settlement -- 5.4 Conclusion: A Model for Conflict Settlement? -- References -- 6 Bosnia and Herzegovina: Persistent Divisions -- 6.1 Introduction: Conflict Overview -- 6.2 Conflict Settlement Arrangements.