1st Edition
Ethnicity, Nationalism and Violence Conflict Management, Human Rights, and Multilateral Regimes
By Christian P. Scherrer
Copyright 2003
444 Pages
by
Routledge
444 Pages
by
Routledge
444 Pages
by
Routledge
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This title was first published in 2003. Meticulously documenting Intra-state violence and the responses to it from a global perspective, this volume deals with a core element of future global governance within its historical and sociological context. It provides a striking analysis of the prevention of violence and resolving conflict, elaborating on the role that key regional and international... Read more
Contents: Introduction: ethno-nationalism in the international system. Ethno-Nationalist Challenge within the Nation-State: The nation-state project : colonial export and ’mother of disorder’; Intra-state conflicts and disappearance of clausewitzean warfare; Genocide as the ultimate crime; Structural features of ethno-nationalist conflicts. Responses of the International System: Options for preventing violence and resolving conflict; Minorities, new states, and human rights; Multilateral regimes for regulating intra-state conflict; Conflict management and a new role for the United Nations; Summary; Appendices; Index
Biography
Christian P. Scherrer (Dr), Professor for Peace Studies at Hiroshima Peace Institute (HPI) of Hiroshima City University; Head, ECOR; Board member of IFEK-IRECOR
