Mark Anstey is Professor at Michigan State University in Dubai. He is also Emeritus Professor at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, and has taught in several other South African universities. Involved in promoting peace in South Africa, he served as Director of Monitoring (Eastern Cape) for the Independent Electoral Commission in the country's historic 1994 elections.Paul Meerts is Advisor to the Director of the Netherlands Institute of International Relations at Clingendael. He is a visiting professor at the College of Europe (Bruges), the University of Economics (Prague), and the UNESCO Institute for Water Education (Delft). I. William Zartman is Jacob Blaustein Professor Emeritus at The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington DC. His books include Cowardly Lions: Missed Opportunities to Prevent Deadly Conflict and State Collapse and Negotiation and Conflict Management.

In this theoretically rigorous edited volume, prominent scholars of conflict resolution and violence prevention offer insight as to how and under what conditions negotiation can be used as an effective tool for combating violent identity conflicts in different sociocultural settings. This erudite book is a valuable resource for students and scholars of conflict management and resolution.

• Part I. Introduction ; Chapter 1: The Problem: Preventing Identity Conflicts and Genocide ; Mark Anstey and I. William Zartman ; Chapter 2: The Roots and Prevention of Genocide and Related Mass Violence ; Ervin Staub ; Part II. Internal Dynamics: The Parties ; Chapter 3: The Identity Trap: Managing Paradox in Crisis Bargaining ; William A. Donohue ; Chapter 4: The Identity Narratives ; Jesus Romero-Trillo ; Chapter 5: Negotiating Memories and Justice in the Philippines ; Ariel Macaspac Penetrante ; Chapter 6: Diasporas and the Politics of Identity in International Negotiations ; Fen Osler Hampson ; Chapter 7: Outbidding and the Decision to Negotiate ; Jannie Liljia ; Chapter 8: The Insides of Identity and Intragroup Conflict ; Jay Rothman ; Chapter 9: Handling Spoilers and the Prospect of Violence ; Marie-Joelle Zahar ; Part III. Intervention Dynamics: The Mediator ; Chapter 10: Mediation and Identity Conflicts ; Joshua Smilovitz ; Chapter 11: The Challenge of Partnerism ; Moty Cristal ; Chapter 12: Conditions for Internal Conflict Resolution through External Intervention ; Frank Pfetsch ; Chapter 13: Who Gets What in Peace Agreements? ; David Cunningham ; Chapter 14: Evolving International Law of Intervention and Prevention ; Franz Cede, University of Budapest ; Chapter 15: The International Community Response ; Peter Wallensteen, Frida Moller, and Erik Melander ; Chapter 16: OSCE HCNM: Strategies of the Legitimate Intervener in Internal Identity Conflicts ; Fedor Meerts and Tassos Coulaloglou ; Chapter 17: Negotiating Out of Conflict: External Interventions in Africa ; Mark Anstey ; Part IV. Conclusions ; Chapter 18: Lessons for Theory ; I. William Zartman and Mark Anstey ; Chapter 19:Lessons for Practice ; Mart Anstey and Paul Meerts

Mark Anstey is Professor at Michigan State University in Dubai. He is also Emeritus Professor at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, and has taught in several other South African universities. Involved in promoting peace in South Africa, he served as Director of Monitoring (Eastern Cape) for the Independent Electoral Commission in the country's historic 1994 elections.Paul Meerts is Advisor to the Director of the Netherlands Institute of International Relations at Clingendael. He is a visiting professor at the College of Europe (Bruges), the University of Economics (Prague), and the UNESCO Institute for Water Education (Delft). I. William Zartman is Jacob Blaustein Professor Emeritus at The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington DC. His books include Cowardly Lions: Missed Opportunities to Prevent Deadly Conflict and State Collapse and Negotiation and Conflict Management.

In this theoretically rigorous edited volume, prominent scholars of conflict resolution and violence prevention offer insight as to how and under what conditions negotiation can be used as an effective tool for combating violent identity conflicts in different sociocultural settings. This erudite book is a valuable resource for students and scholars of conflict management and resolution.

• Part I. Introduction ; Chapter 1: The Problem: Preventing Identity Conflicts and Genocide ; Mark Anstey and I. William Zartman ; Chapter 2: The Roots and Prevention of Genocide and Related Mass Violence ; Ervin Staub ; Part II. Internal Dynamics: The Parties ; Chapter 3: The Identity Trap: Managing Paradox in Crisis Bargaining ; William A. Donohue ; Chapter 4: The Identity Narratives ; Jesus Romero-Trillo ; Chapter 5: Negotiating Memories and Justice in the Philippines ; Ariel Macaspac Penetrante ; Chapter 6: Diasporas and the Politics of Identity in International Negotiations ; Fen Osler Hampson ; Chapter 7: Outbidding and the Decision to Negotiate ; Jannie Liljia ; Chapter 8: The Insides of Identity and Intragroup Conflict ; Jay Rothman ; Chapter 9: Handling Spoilers and the Prospect of Violence ; Marie-Joelle Zahar ; Part III. Intervention Dynamics: The Mediator ; Chapter 10: Mediation and Identity Conflicts ; Joshua Smilovitz ; Chapter 11: The Challenge of Partnerism ; Moty Cristal ; Chapter 12: Conditions for Internal Conflict Resolution through External Intervention ; Frank Pfetsch ; Chapter 13: Who Gets What in Peace Agreements? ; David Cunningham ; Chapter 14: Evolving International Law of Intervention and Prevention ; Franz Cede, University of Budapest ; Chapter 15: The International Community Response ; Peter Wallensteen, Frida Moller, and Erik Melander ; Chapter 16: OSCE HCNM: Strategies of the Legitimate Intervener in Internal Identity Conflicts ; Fedor Meerts and Tassos Coulaloglou ; Chapter 17: Negotiating Out of Conflict: External Interventions in Africa ; Mark Anstey ; Part IV. Conclusions ; Chapter 18: Lessons for Theory ; I. William Zartman and Mark Anstey ; Chapter 19:Lessons for Practice ; Mart Anstey and Paul Meerts