Ethnic conflict

"Close examination of the nature of the ethnic threat to European security reveals the importance not simply of the ethnic aspect of a crisis, but of the susceptibility of the crisis to political manipulation--the ethnicization of politics. In the most severe cases of ethnic conflict in Europe to date--the Balkan crisis and Chechnya--the breakdown of political authority and profound systemic change facilitated the exploitation by political leaders of preexisting ethnic tensions, exacerbated by political and economic cleavages, and elevated the crisis to conflict. The Balkan crisis in particular suggests that the nature of the response of the international community can have a significant impact on development of the crisis. It also highlights the importance of developing appropriate tools to prevent or manage of the crisis ...

שנה

1994

שפה

English

הוצאה

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

מהדורות

1

עמודים

24

ISBN

9781463687670

מקור הנתונים: Wikidata