Minorities at Risk: A Global View of Ethnopolitical Conflicts - Softcover

Gurr, Ted Robert; United States Institute Of Peace

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1878379240 ISBN 13: 9781878379245

Publisher: United States Institute of Peace Press, 1993

Synopsis

The turmoil in Yugoslavia, the rebellions of the Kurds and Shi’is in Iraq, the ongoing struggle in South Africa―ethnic conflict continues unabated in many areas of the world. To help us understand the persistence of such conflict, this pioneering work analyzes ethnopolitical conflict in every region of the globe. An ambitious and unprecedented effort, it provides a comprehensive survey of 233 politically active communal groups, plus in-depth assessments of ethnic tensions in the western democracies, the former Soviet bloc, the Middle East, and Africa. By identifying these groups and examining their disadvantages and grievances, Minorities at Risk attempts to explain why disadvantaged groups mobilize, and it evaluates strategies that have successfully reduced ethnic conflict in the past, including autonomy, pluralism, and power sharing. This provocative and well-written volume challenges conventional wisdom and raises the discussion about a widespread but little-understood phenomenon to a higher level.

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About the Author

A pioneer in the field of political conflict and instability, Dr. Ted Robert Gurr was Professor Emeritus and Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland. He frequently collaborated with fellow START researchers and worked on the START project “Turning to Terrorism: Ethnic, Religious and Extremist Organizations” as well as the “Minorities at Risk” project, which he founded.

Edition details

• Publisher: United States Institute of Peace Press
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1878379240
• ISBN 13: 9781878379245
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448