Ethnic conflicts and civil society : proposals for a new era in Eastern Europe
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Ethnic conflicts and civil society : proposals for a new era in Eastern Europe
Ashgate, c1997
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- : pbk
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-283)
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The papers presented in this volume are based on the discussions of a workshop which asked: how can ethnic and political cooperation be accomplished in ethnically and politically heterogeneous countries after the collapse of the communist regimes which left a void for nationalist and even chauvinist movements? The objectives are: to promote a better understanding of the contemporary "ethnic" conflicts and their social, cultural and political causes; to determine the historical, structural and political developments that have led to or intensified these conflicts; to analyze and develop positive role models for coping with such conflicts; to provide constructive proposals for future conflict resolution mechanisms; and to identify the crucial elements for building trust-generating institutions on the basis of the civil society model. The papers address ethnic conflicts in Eastern Europe, with a particular focus on the former republics of Yugoslavia. They aim to go beyond the analysis of causes and manifestations of such conflicts and to offer constructive ideas for the post-Civil-War period.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Introduction: ethnic conflicts and co-operation among and within states, Andreas Klinke et al. Part 2 Theoretical approaches: conflicts between different nationalities - chances for and limits to their settlement, Ursel Schlichting
- reducing ethnic conflicts - contemporary approaches to conflict-solution in Western Europe, Albert F. Reiterer. Part 3 Case studies - domestic experiences of ethnic conflicts: temptations of transition and identity crisis in post-communist countries - the example of former Yugoslavia, Nadia Skenderovic Cuk
- autonomy as one of the means of minorities' protection - the case of Slovenia, Silvo Devetak
- ethnic conflicts in Croatia?, Drago Roksandic
- ethnic politics in Ukraine, Zenovia A. Sochor
- the relationship between the majority and the minority in a composed region - the case of Vojvodina, Mirijana Morokvasic
- the media - social constructions in inter-ethnic communication in Romania, Carmen Dumitriu-Seuleanu. Part 4 Case studies - democratic experiences of successful conflict management: ethnic coexistence and co-operation in Switzerland, Kurt R. Spillman
- conflict and integration - the main principles of social cohesion in the United States, Ortwin Renn. Part 5 Synopsis: ethnic co-operation and coexistence -international mediation, international governance and civil society for ethnically plural states, Andreas Klinke and Ortwin Renn.
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