Conflict and Reconstruction in Multiethnic Societies : Proceedings of a Russian-American Workshop

This report is the proceedings of a December 2001 international symposium in Washington, DC organized by the National Academies and the Russian Academy of Sciences. The symposium addressed (1) characteristics of peaceful management of tensions in multiethnic societies, particularly in Russia; (2) policies that have contributed to violence in such societies; (3) steps toward reconciliation; and (4) post-conflict reconstruction. The international symposium in Washington, DC organized by the National Academies and the Russian Academy of Sciences in December 2001 addressed: characteristics of peaceful management of tensions in multiethnic societies; policies that have contributed to violence; and more. This report presents the proceedings of this symposium.