Although group conflict is hardly new, the last decade has seen a proliferation of conflicts engaging intrastate ethnic groups. It is estimated that two-thirds of violent conflicts being fought each year in every part of the globe including North America are ethnic conflicts. Unlike traditional warfare, civilians comprise more than 80 percent of the casualties, and the economic and psychological impact on survivors is often so devastating that some experts believe that ethnic conflict is the most destabilizing force in the post-Cold War world. Although these conflicts also have political, economic, and other causes, the purpose of this volume is to develop a psychological understanding of ethnic warfare. More specifically, Handbook of Ethnopolitical Conflict explores the function of ethnic, religious, and national identities in intergroup conflict. In addition, it features recommendations for policy makers with the intention to reduce or ameliorate the occurrences and consequences of these conflicts worldwide.

Preface.- Theoretical Approaches in the Study of Ethno/Cultural Conflict.- Franco/Anglo Conflict in Canada.- Mexico's Ethnic Conflict.- Ethnic Conflict in Spain.- Ethnic Conflict in Ireland.- Muslims in the Netherlands.- Conflict in South Africa.- Confict in the South of Sudan.- Ideology of Small Differences: Dissolution and Fail of the Former Yugoslavia.- Crimea: Violence Avoided (A Study in Conflict Prevention).- Peacebuilding and Possibilities for Resolution in the Cyprus Conflict.- Armenians in Turkey.- Israel: The Homeland of Jews, Arabs, and Palestinians.- The Palestinians in Israel: Ethnic-national Identity Conflict.- Interobjectivity and Conflict within Islam.- Ethnic and Religious Conflicts in India.- Interethnic Conflict in Malaysia.- Ethnopolitical Conflict in Sri Lanka.- Ethnic Conflict in China.- Social Psychology of Peace and Conflict in Mindanao.- Ethnic Conflict in Australia.- Ethnic Relations in New Zealand: Culture, Conflict, and Cohesion.- Ethnocultural Conflict and Cooperation in Hawaii.- Lessons Learned: What We Know and What We Don't Know.