Authored Books

Subnational Governance and Conflict

Nov 6, 2020

The potential for subnational governance to serve as a catalyst of peace has been widely recognized. This is reflected in the frequent inclusion of subnational governance arrangements in political settlements negotiated in war-to-peace transitions. In this book, my... read more

The Dynamics of Emerging De-Facto States: Eastern Ukraine in the Post-Soviet Space

Jan 3, 2019

What are the causes and consequences of the crisis in Ukraine, and what has been the nature of local, national, and external actors’ involvement in it? These are the questions that my colleague Tetyana Malyarenko and I examine in this comprehensive analysis of the... read more

Ethnic Conflict: Causes, Consequences, and Responses

Dec 9, 2009

Why does ethnic conflict remain one of the major security challenges in today’s world? Can we avoid another Rwanda in the future? How was it possible, after almost four decades, to achieve a lasting settlement to the conflict in Northern Ireland, while that in... read more

Ethnic Conflict: A Global Perspective

Jan 22, 2006

Illuminating the broad similarities between ethnic conflicts around the world, this book engages the two fundamental questions underlying them all: why do people keep killing each other and what can we do about it?

Germany’s Foreign Policy Towards Poland and the Czech Republic: Ostpolitik Revisited

Apr 23, 2005

Co-authored with Karl Cordell, this book represents a new exploration of how the events of the twentieth century still cast a shadow over relations between Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic. Using social constructivism as its main theoreticla perspective, this... read more

The German Question since 1919: An Analysis with Key Documents

Apr 23, 2003

This book examines the domestic and international dynamics of the German question, one of the 20th century’s most interesting and complex phenomena since its 1919 inception. The German question is best described as the incompatibility of the territory of any... read more

Disputed Territories: The Transnational Dynamics of Ethnic Conflict Settlement

Apr 23, 2002

Ethnic conflicts have shaped the 20th century in significant ways. While the legacy of the last century is primarily one of many unresolved conflicts, the author contends that Western Europe has a track record in containing and settling ethnic conflicts which provides... read more

Edited Volumes

Critical Concepts in Political Science: Ethnic Conflict

Jan 12, 2020

The study of ethnic conflict saw its heyday in the aftermath of the Cold War with a proliferation of theories about its causes and management. But its origins as a subject of academic inquiry not only predate the end of the Cold War but also its inception, with some... read more

The European Union as a Global Conflict Manager

May 30, 2012

Co-edited with Richard Whitman and published by Routledge, this book offers an up-to-date and accessible analysis of the theories, processes and practice of the European Union’s role in managing conflict in Europe, Asia and Africa and examines both institutional... read more

Conflict Management in Divided Societies: Theories and Practice

Sep 26, 2011

Taking a multi-perspective approach to the study of conflict management in divided societies and offering a wide range of perspectives from leading experts in the field, this book examines the philosophies underpinning constitutional design, the actors and processes... read more

The Routledge Handbook of Ethnic Conflict

Oct 14, 2010

Co-edited by Karl Cordell and myself and with contributions from leading scholars in the field, this handbook offers the definitive global survey of the interaction of race, ethnicity, nationalism and politics. It blends theoretically grounded, rigorous analysis with... read more

The European Neighbourhood Policy in Perspective

Apr 23, 2010

In implementing the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) the European Union offers a deeper political and economic relationship to its neighbours, but without a promise of EU membership. The ENP is intended to be a strategic approach to the post-enlargement situation... read more

Institutions for the Management of Ethnopolitical Conflict in Central and Eastern Europe

Apr 23, 2008

Once considered an exclusively internal affair, international organisations have, over the last few decades, become increasingly involved in the management of ethnopolitical conflicts and have been active in attempts to prevent and/or resolve them. This book presents... read more

Autonomy, Self-governance and Conflict Resolution

Apr 23, 2005

Conflicts over the rights of self-defined population groups to determine their own destiny within the boundaries of existing states are among the most violent forms of inter-communal conflict. Many experts agree that autonomy regimes are a useful framework within... read more

Managing and Settling Ethnic Conflicts

Apr 23, 2004

Ethnic conflicts around the world devastate the lives of millions of people, destabilise national governments and undermine the prospects of sustainable development and successful transitions to democracy in entire regions. The threats to global peace and stability... read more

The Ethnopolitical Encyclopaedia of Europe

Apr 23, 2004

This volume, published on 2004, presents a comprehensive and up-to-date picture of ethnopolitics in Europe, detailing the dynamics of the political mobilisation of ethnic groups across the continent and its consequences for domestic and international politics. Written... read more

Minority Languages in Europe

Apr 23, 2003

Minority languages are part of Europe’s shared cultural heritage and there is a broad consensus that it is important to protect and encourage linguistic and cultural diversity during the process of continuing European integration. But what legislative and policy... read more

Coming Home to Germany?

Apr 23, 2002

Ethnic cleansing has been one of the phenomena that have shaped the 20th century from its first decade to its last, and Europe continues to have to deal with the consequences of forced population transfers. One of the most significant events of this kind has been the... read more

Peace at Last?

Apr 23, 2002

Spanning more than thirty years, and costing over 3000 lives, the conflict in and over Northern Ireland has been one of the most protracted ethnic conflicts in Western Europe. After several failed attempts to resolve the fundamental differences over national belonging... read more

German Minorities in Europe

Apr 23, 2000

The study of ethnic minorities and their role in the domestic politics of their host states has long attracted scholars from a wide range of disciplines in the social sciences and humanities. By contrast, national (or external) minorities, have been under-represented... read more