The Politics of Ethnic Conflict Regulation: Case Studies of Protracted Ethnic Conflicts

Bys: O'Leary, Brendan and McGarry, John

Book Overview

This major and timely collection addresses one of the world's most visible and tragic problems: ethnic conflict and its regulation. It begins with a guide to the primary methods used to eliminate or manag eethnic conflict, and is followed by a global sample of case studies written by leading authorities in their fields.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415099315
• ISBN13: 9780415099318
• Release Date: September 1993
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

An important contribution to the conflict regulation theory

This book is an important contribution to the theory of ethnic conflict regulation developed by scholars such as Lijphart, Nordlinger and Horowitz. Especially, the introduction part by O'Leary and MacGarry is excellent in the sense that it succeeded in incorporating the massive volume of existing cases and theories in a fairly organised way. However, it is regrettable that the following case studies are a bit messy, and do not correspond to, nor pay attention to the editors' taxonomy. Nonetheless, for those who are seriously interested in ethnic conflict regulation, this volume is worth reading.