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Quiet Diplomacy in Action is the first comprehensive account of the work of Max van der Stoel as High Commissioner on National Minorities for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Because Van der Stoel worked discreetly, until now very little has been written about his activities. This book takes the reader behind the scenes to explain why the post of High Commissioner was created, what his mandate is, how he worked in practice, and what recurrent themes and issues he encountered. Quiet Diplomacy in Action also gives a detailed summary of the High Commissioner's activities in the more than fifteen countries that he was involved with between 1993 and 2001. Major documents relating to national minorities in the OSCE context are included in an annex. As Michael Ignatieff writes in the Foreword: `Everyone talks about conflict prevention. One of the few senior figures that actually does it is the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities'. This book, written in co-operation with Mr. Van der Stoel, gives a unique insight into conflict prevention, minority rights, and the challenge of resolving inter-ethnic tensions. It should be considered a primary resource for all those interested in these subjects.

Conflict prevention --- Diplomacy --- Dispute resolution --- Ethnic relations --- Human rights --- Interethnic relations --- Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe --- Pacific settlement of international disputes --- Racism

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Ethnic conflict --- Multiculturalism. --- Ethnic groups --- Minorities --- Conflits ethniques --- Multiculturalisme --- Groupes ethniques --- Minorités --- Prevention. --- Government policy. --- Prévention --- Politique gouvernmentale --- Politique gouvernementale --- Multiculturalism --- Prevention --- Government policy --- Minorités --- Prévention --- Ethnic conflict - Prevention --- Ethnic groups - Government policy --- Minorities - Government policy

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Cohabitation pluri-ethnique --- Ethnic relations --- Etnische relaties --- Groupes ethniques -- Relations --- Interethnic relations --- NGO's --- NGOs (International agencies) --- Niet-gouvernementele organisaties --- Non-governmental organizations --- Nongovernmental organizations --- ONG --- Organisaties [Niet-gouvernementele ] --- Organisations non-gouvernementales --- Organizations [Non-governmntal ] (International agencies) --- PVOs (International agencies) --- Private and voluntary organizations (International agencies) --- Relaties [Etnische ] --- Relations among ethnic groups --- Relations entre groupes ethniques --- Relations ethniques --- Relations interculturelles --- Relations interethniques --- Culture conflict --- Ethnic conflict. --- Non-governmental organizations. --- Social conflict --- Prevention. --- Prevention --- Culture conflict - Prevention. --- Social conflict - Prevention.

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By shedding light on EULEX - the EU mission to Kosovo – this open access book investigates the EU’s peacebuilding activities in that country, in the light of the normative power theory in the post-conflict setting and peacebuilding theory. Ten years after the massive engagement of the EU in the country torn by war, the authors critically assess the effects of the EU projecting its normative power – the enforcement of its standards, ‘good’ or ‘bad’ – through the EULEX mission, taking into consideration also the local aspects, so far neglected in this field of research. Inspecting thoroughly the EULEX activities in the police, customs and judiciary sector, the authors reveal that the mission can contribute to a positive change, but only in those cases which do not request a heavy political involvement and broad leverage by other international players (for example in improving standards of work in police and customs). When it comes to the most serious cases of organized crime, corruption and war crimes, EULEX, however, has not been able to address them effectively due to several internal mission’s deficiencies and external factors; the perceived ineffectiveness of EULEX among the local population led to the lowering of trust not only in this CSDP mission, but also in the EU in general. This open access book offers a comprehensive assessment of the EULEX mission, based on two Horizon2020 research projects: IECEU - Improving the Effectiveness of Capabilities in EU Conflict Prevention, and KOSNORTH – The European Union and its Normative Power in a Post-conflict Society: A Case Study of Northern Kosovo (Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship). As such it is an invaluable resource for scholars, students and policymakers interested in security questions in South Eastern Europe and EU external action.

Political science. --- Peace. --- Political Science and International Relations. --- Conflict Studies. --- Coexistence, Peaceful --- Peaceful coexistence --- International relations --- Disarmament --- Peace-building --- Security, International --- War --- Administration --- Civil government --- Commonwealth, The --- Government --- Political theory --- Political thought --- Politics --- Science, Political --- Social sciences --- State, The --- Peacebuilding --- Conflict prevention --- IECEU --- Kosovo --- European Union --- Normative power --- EULEX --- Post-conflict

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This study questions the extent to which domestic conflict is influenced by national, regional, and international relationships. It is designed to answer specific questions relating to the effects of neighboring characteristics on a state's risk of conflict and instability: What is the interaction between neighboring conflict and political disorder? Do democratic neighborhoods have different conflict trajectories than non-democratic neighborhoods and if so, where and why? Given that most poor countries are located in poor and conflictual neighborhoods, to what extent is there a relationship between poverty and political disorder in different regime neighborhoods? Using spatial lag terms to specify neighboring regime characteristics and multilevel models to differentiate between explanatory levels, this study reiterates the importance of domestic and neighboring factors in promoting or diminishing the risk of instability and conflict. However, the pronounced negative effects of autocratic and anocratic neighborhoods are mitigated by a growing domestic GDP. This study also finds that democratic neighborhoods are more stable, regardless of income level. Research presented here is unique in its contribution on how regime type is a significant development indicator, which in turn is salient in determining the risks of civil war across states.

Civil War --- Civil wars --- Conflict --- Conflict and Development --- Conflict prevention --- Dependence --- Hazard Risk Management --- Health, Nutrition and Population --- Interdependences --- Member states --- Peace --- Peace and Peacekeeping --- Population Policies --- Post Conflict Reconstruction --- Poverty Reduction --- Rebel --- Refugee --- Services and Transfers to Poor --- Urban Development