Ethnicity and territory in the former Soviet Union: regions in conflict

James R. Hughes, Sasse

Psychology Press, 2002 - Political Science - 256 pages

The collapse of the Soviet empire in 1991 removed a decades-long system of successful control of potential ethnic and regional conflict . The result was the eruption of numerous conflicts over state-building, some of which degenerated into violence and some of which were resolved or prevented by strategies of accommodation. This volume explores the common trends and differences in the responses of the new post-Soviet states to the problems of state-building in ethnically and regionally divided societies, focusing on the impact of ethnic and regional conflicts on post-communist transition and institutional development. The book will be essential reading for specialists and students alike who are interested in conflict regulation and post-Soviet politics.

Contents

• Managing Secession Potential in: 36
• A State of Regions Gwendolyn Sasse: 69
• The Case: 101
• Patterns of CentreRegional Relations: 165
• The OSCE and Regional Conflicts in: 194
• Conflict and Accommodation in: 220
• Abstracts: 241

Bibliographic information

• Title: Ethnicity and territory in the former Soviet Union: regions in conflict; Routledge Series in Federal Studies; The Cass Series in Regional and Federal Studies, ISSN 1363-5670
• Editors: James R. Hughes, Sasse
• Contributor: James R. Hughes
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Psychology Press, 2002
• ISBN: 0714652261, 9780714652269
• Length: 256 pages
• Subjects: Political Science / International Relations / General