Politics of ethnic cleansing
Subtitle: nation-state building and provision of in/security in twentieth-century Balkans
By: Klejda Mulaj.
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
ISBN-13: 9780739117828
Subjects: Forced migration -- Balkan Peninsula -- History -- 20th century; Ethnic groups -- Government policy -- Balkan Peninsula -- History -- 20th century
Description: This book sheds light on causes and consequences of ethnic cleansing in twentieth century Balkans with particular reference to former Yugoslavia in the 1990s. In providing a thorough analysis of large-scale episodes of ethnic cleansing in modern Balkan history, this book fills an important gap in existing conflict and peace studies literature. Offering a top-down interpretation of the expulsion of ethno-national minorities as a means of state-building, the analysis rests on a fresh, multidimensional approach, which provides an eclectic discussion of nationalism, politics, and security. Klejda Mulaj establishes an agenda for policy-making and future research by making specific proposals for clearing up present ambiguities in international humanitarian law related to ethnic cleansing, rethinking humanitarian intervention with a view to restoring long-term viability of the target states, and repudiating the argument for forced homogenization as a conflict resolution strategy--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-196) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Mass expulsions in twentieth-century Balkans; title: Ethnic cleansing and nation-state building in the 1990s Former Yugoslavia; title: Provision of in/security; title: Alternative explanations revisited; title: Conclusion; title: Bibliography; title: Index; title: About the author.