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Using Force to Prevent Ethnic Violence An Evaluation of Theory and Evidence
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David Carment, Frank Harvey
Book Code: C6979
ISBN: 0-275-96979-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-96979-0
192 pages, tables
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 10/30/2000
List Price: $99.95 (UK Sterling Price: £57.95)
Availability: Out of stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • ...will be welcomed by students of international relations and of ethnic politics. and by practitioners in national and international agencies.
    —Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development     2001
Description: More than ever before, ethnic struggle finds expression in the growing incidence and scale of displaced persons and refugee flows, as well as in exacerbated levels of ethnic minority abuse and involuntary assimilation. Demographic and political sources of instability in multi-ethnic societies assure the continuing significance of ethnic strife and the potential for intrastate ethnic violence far into the next millennium. While not all disagreements between ethnic groups can be expected to escalate into violence, more than a few have produced intractable and destructive conflicts, and one or more of these conflicts could ultimately reach levels that overwhelm international resources and capabilities. Carment and Harvey examine how regional and international security organizations can prevent destructive ethnic conflict and manage cases in which violence already is at hand. First they develop a conceptual framework for advancing basic research on the prevention and management of intrastate ethnic violence. They evaluate theoretical knowledge about the nature of ethnic conflict, using case material and quantitative assessments, and they apply these assumptions against recent instances of conflict management through an in-depth study of NATO's involvement in Kosovo and Bosnia. This book serves as an important research tool for students, scholars, and policy makers involved with ethnic conflict and international relations.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Early Warning and Conflict Prevention: Theory and Practice
  • The Theory and Practice of Coercive Diplomacy; Part I
  • The Theory and Practice of Coercive Diplomacy, Part II: Controlling Escalation Through Deterrence and Compellence
  • Predicting Success and Failure States Versus Institutions
  • NATO and Post-Conflict Resolution in Bosnia and Kosovo
  • Evaluating Third Party Efforts to End Intrastate Ethnic Conflict
  • Conclusion: The Evolution of Ethnic Conflict
  • Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 99-086108
LCC Class: GN496
Dewey Class: 305
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