Alluding to his involvement in the developing world, former President Bill Clinton quipped:'I
like working on it because it's not a particularly sexy topic'. 1 Among scholars in international …

This study presents a comprehensive, balanced and factually grounded narrative of the
Turco-Greek Exchange of Populations as a historic event that has been the subject of much …

Conflicts over the rights of self-defined population groups to determine their own destiny
within the boundaries of existing states are among the most violent forms of inter-communal …

This article contends that three key characteristics in the context of self-determination
conflicts are crucial in determining the institutional design of their settlement: the …

The aim of preserving peace, preventing conflicts from erupting into violence and
strengthening international security is an important element of the external action of the …

After civil wars end, what can sustain peace in the long-term? In particular, how can
outsiders facilitate durable conflict-managing institutions through statebuilding-a process …

The management of ethno-national conflict remains an important issue on the security
agendas of states and international organisations alike, from the Western Balkans to the …

Bolzano, the main city of South Tyrol (territory in the north of Italy bordering Austria), does
not sound or look typically Italian. Indeed, this town belonged to the Habsburg Empire for …

Учебник «Политическая география. Формирование политической карты мира» был
разработан и написан с целью формирования у студентов адекватных и устойчивых …

Political scientists have fiercely debated the impact of decentralization on ethnic conflict;
some see it as a panacea, while others contend that it sows the seeds of its own failure by …