{"product_id":"ethnonationalist-conflict-in-postcommunist-states-9780812245226","title":"Ethnonationalist Conflict in Postcommunist States","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracing the development of informally institutionalized conflict dynamics in Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Kosovo, Maria Koinova analyzes why some conflicts were resolved with minimal violence after the end of communism and others broke out into civil war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Koinova . . . is interested in why ethnonationalist conflicts vary in the level of violence they generate, why violence at whatever level persists, and when and why things change for the better or the worse. To get at the answers, she explores three cases, similar in their characteristics but different in their outcomes: Bulgaria (where majority-minority conflict has been free of violence), Kosovo (where it has not), and Macedonia (somewhere in between). Elaborate but lucid theorizing informs her explanations.\" * \u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"The book is innovative because it provides an alternative way of theorising governance of majority-minority relations and it opens up new thinking about EU enlargement into the post- communist Western Balkans.\" * \u003ci\u003ePolitical Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"A conceptually sophisticated and empirically rich study. . . . Koinova uses comparative case studies of Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian policies toward Kosovo to explore the level and duration of violence among groups. Internal conflict dynamics are critical, especially interactions between ethnic majorities and minorities in the final days of communist rule. Sequencing is also important, making outcomes contingent and dependent on agency. Koinova's excellent book is an essential read for anyone interested in the Balkans, ethnic conflict and the study of politics more generally.\" * Richard Ned Lebow, King's College London *\u003cbr\u003e\"In this nicely written and richly conceptualized comparative study, Maria Koinova compellingly argues that periods of \"critical juncture\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Applying Path-Dependence, Timing, and Sequencing in Conflict Analysis\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. The Majority-Minority Relationship and the Formation of Informally Institutionalized Conflict Dynamics\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. Self-Reinforcing Processes in the Majority-Minority Relationship\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. International Intervention During the Formative Period\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. International Agents, Self-Reinforcement of Conflict Dynamics, and Processes of Change\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. Intervention of Identity-Based Agents: Kin-States and Diasporas\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. Change in Conflict Dynamics\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. Continuity in Conflict Dynamics\u003cbr\u003e Conclusions: Lessons Learned About Informally Institutionalized Conflict Dynamics\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405722034519,"sku":"9780812245226","price":62.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812245226.jpg?v=1730493390","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ethnonationalist-conflict-in-postcommunist-states-9780812245226","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}