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The slippery slope to genocide : reducing identity conflicts and preventing mass murder /

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Genocide results from the culmination of conflicts over identity. A group of people that feels threatened by extinction resorts to genocide as a pathologically defensive reaction. This poses a security dilemma that can only be broken by quelling the feelings of threat and fear that prompt mass viole...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Zartman, I. William, Anstey, Mark, Meerts, Paul
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
Subjects:
Genocide > Prevention.
Ethnic conflict.
Ethnic groups.
Ethnicity
Conflits ethniques.
Groupes ethniques.
ethnic groups.
TRUE CRIME > General.
Ethnic conflict
Ethnic groups
Genocide > Prevention
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Contributors; PART ONE: Introduction; 1 The Problem: Preventing Identity Conflicts and Genocide; 2 The Roots and Prevention of Genocide and Related Mass Violence; PART TWO: Internal Dynamics: The Parties; 3 The Identity Trap: Managing Paradox in Crisis Bargaining; 4 The Identity Narratives; 5 Negotiating Memories and Justice in the Philippines; 6 Diasporas and the Politics of Identity in International Negotiations; 7 Outbidding and the Decision to Negotiate; 8 The Insides of Identity and Intragroup Conflict; 9 Handling Spoilers and the Prospect of Violence.