Evolutionary theory and ethnic conflict /

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Imprint:Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2001.
Description:xi, 273 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Praeger studies on ethnic and national identities in politics, 1527-9901
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4508008
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Other authors / contributors:James, Patrick, 1957-
Goetze, David, 1949-
ISBN:0275971430 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-263) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • I.. Evolutionary Theory and Ethnic Conflict
  • 1.. What Can Evolutionary Theory Say About Ethnic Phenomena?
  • 2.. The Roots of Ethnic Conflict: An Evolutionary Perspective
  • 3.. A Defense and an Extension of Pierre van den Berghe's Theory of Ethnic Nepotism
  • 4.. Contributions of Evolutionary Thinking to Theories of Ethnic Conflict and Its Management
  • II.. Skeptical Views
  • 5.. From Ontology to Analogy: Evolutionary Theories and the Explanation of Ethnic Politics
  • 6.. Primordialism, Evolutionary Theory, and the Timing of Ethnic Conflict: Opportunities and Constraints for Theory and Policy
  • 7.. Evolution, Ethnicity, and Propaganda: Why Negotiating with the Innocent Makes Sense
  • III.. Applications
  • 8.. National Identity in the Balkans: Confessionalism to Nationalism
  • 9.. Regionalism and Evolutionary Theory in the Former Soviet Union: Russian Kaliningrad, 1991-2000
  • 10.. Evolutionary Models, Third-Party Intervention, and Ethnic Conflict: Does Tough Love Really Work?
  • 11.. An Evolutionary Approach Toward the Drafting of Autonomy Agreements: Applying Theory to Reality in the Search for Resolution of Ethnic Conflict
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Contributors