There is new movement in the discussion about self-determination and statehood. The contested declaration of independence by Kosovo and Russia s recognition of the purported ...

Kosovo embodies a key moment in the international practice of dealing with secessionist self-determination conflicts. For the first time, outside of the colonial context, and ...

The study is the result of an international collaborative project supported and funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. This multi-year venture has involved a research ...

"Investigating the causes and consequences of ethnic conflict, the authors argue that the most effective responses are those that take into account factors at the local, state ...

This textbook takes a multi-perspective approach to the study of conflict management in divided societies. The philosophies underpinning constitutional design are clearly ...

This Commentary provides the reader with a review of international standards and practice relating to the political participation of minorities. Political participation has ...

This account of the complex negotiation process on the final status of Kosovo analyses how the international community ended up with the very result of independence that it had ...

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 ...

A definitive global survey of the interaction of ethnicity, nationalism and politics, this handbook blends rigorous theoretically grounded analysis with empirically rich ...