pt. I. Comparisons. Regionalism in Western Europe / Peter Alter ; Conflicts between East European states and minorities in an age of democracy / Tom Gallagher -- pt. II. Case studies. Ethnoradicalism as a mirror image of state centralisation : the Basque paradigm in Franco's Spain / Daniele Conversi ; Chechnya and the Caucasus / Helen Krag ; International dimensions of the Northern Ireland conflict and settlement / Adrian Guelke ; Explaining ethnic violence in Bosnia-Herzegovina / Marie-Janine Calic -- pt. III. Lessons. The use of force in minority-majority relations : an international law perspective / Rainer Hofmann ; Third party mediation in violent ethnic conflicts / Norbert Ropers -- pt. IV. Conclusion. In quest of peaceful coexistence : strategies in regulating ethnic conflicts / Ulrich Schneckener, Dieter Senghaas
