Routledge Ethnic Conflict in Asymmetric Federations Book

Explore the complex history of state collapse and regional instability with Ethnic Conflict in Asymmetric Federations. This scholarly work from Routledge Studies in Federalism and Decentralization provides a detailed comparison between the disintegration of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY). While both regions faced grim circumstances in their final years, the resulting ethnic conflicts followed very different paths. In the former Yugoslav republics, conflict spiraled through the region, affecting every republic. In contrast, conflicts within the ex-Soviet space remained more limited in scope. This book analyzes these differences by looking at how asymmetric structures influenced the way these states collapsed and how the resulting conflicts unfolded. This text is an essential resource for those studying political science, history, and the mechanics of federalism. It offers a deep look at why certain federal structures lead to widespread violence while others result in more contained disputes. Gain a better understanding of the historical forces that shaped the modern political landscape of Europe and the former Soviet territories.