Between development and destruction : an enquiry into the causes of conflict in post-colonial states

Much Has Already Been Written About The Effects Of The Changes Of The Cold War On Conflict. The Ongoing Disengagement Of East And West From Bipolar Cold-war Politics Has Resulted In An Unstable International Political Situation Which Is Characterized By Regional Conflicts. Most Analyses Now Concentrate On The Consequences For Europe And The Former Communist Central And East European States. This Book, However, Explores The Effects For What Has Been Labelled The 'third World'. The Contributors Provide Major Theoretical Analyses Of The Causes Of Conflict In Developing Countries. Four Main Factors Are Distinguished: The Processes Of State-formation And Nation-building; The Rise Or Return Of Ethnicity And Nationalism; Socio-economic Factors; And The Armaments - Conflict Nexus. The Volume Also Provides In-depth Regional Analyses, As Well As Policy Perspectives On The Issue Of Conflict And Development.--jacket. Conflict And Development: A General Introduction -- 1. Armed Conflict In The Former Colonial Regions: From Classification To Explanation / J. David Singer -- 2. Ongoing Wars And Their Explanation / Dietrich Jung, Klaus Schlichte And Jens Siegelberg -- 3. State-making, State-breaking And State Failure: Explaining The Roots Of 'third World' Insecurity / Mohammed Ayoob -- 4. Integration And Disintegration: An Approach To Society-formation / Joel S. Migdal -- 5. Ethnicity And Nationalism / Kingsley M. De Silva -- 6. Ethnic Conflicts Versus Development In Africa: Causes And Remedies / Omari H. Kokole -- 7. Destabilizing Consequences Of Sequential Development / Henk W. Houweling -- 8. Armaments And Conflict: The Causes And Consequences Of 'military Development' / Keith Krause -- 9. Arms And Conflicts In The Post-cold War Developing World / S.d. Muni -- 10. Anatomy Of Conflicts In Africa / Francis M. Deng -- 11. The Regional Dimension Of The Causes Of Conflicts: The Middle East / Abdul-monem Al-mashat -- 12. Conflict, Stability And Development In Central Asia / Shirin Akiner -- 13. Conflict Resolution In South Asia / Kingsley M. De Silva -- 14. The Regional Dimensions Of The Causes Of Conflict: Latin America / Makram Haluani -- 15. Conflict And Development: Causes, Effects And Remedies / Jan Eliasson -- 16. A Dutch Policy Perspective / Jan Pronk And Paul Sciarone. Edited By Luc Van De Goor, Kumar Rupesinghe, Paul Sciarone. The Netherlands Ministry Of Foreign Affairs (dgis) In Association With The Netherlands Institute Of International Relations, Clingendael, The Hague. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xx Introduction to the Themes....Pages 1-32 Front Matter....Pages 33-33 Armed Conflict in the Former Colonial Regions: From Classification to Explanation....Pages 35-49 Ongoing Wars and their Explanation....Pages 50-63 Front Matter....Pages 65-65 State-Making, State-Breaking and State Failure: Explaining the Roots of ‘Third World’ Insecurity....Pages 67-90 Integration and Disintegration: An Approach to Society-Formation....Pages 91-106 Front Matter....Pages 107-107 Ethnicity and Nationalism....Pages 109-125 Ethnie Conflicts Versus Development in Africa: Causes and Remedies....Pages 126-140 Front Matter....Pages 141-141 Destabilizing Consequences of Sequential Development....Pages 143-169 Front Matter....Pages 171-171 Armaments and Conflict: The Causes and Consequences of ‘Military Development’....Pages 173-196 Arms and Conflicts in the Post-Cold War Developing World....Pages 197-216 Front Matter....Pages 217-217 Anatomy of Conflicts in Africa....Pages 219-236 The Regional Dimension of the Causes of Conflicts: The Middle East....Pages 237-256 Conflict, Stability and Development in Central Asia....Pages 257-297 Conflict Resolution in South Asia....Pages 298-320 The Regional Dimensions of the Causes of Conflicts: Latin America....Pages 321-344 Front Matter....Pages 345-345 Conflict and Development: Causes, Effects and Remedies....Pages 347-353 A Dutch Policy Perspective....Pages 354-371 Back Matter....Pages 373-376