 | The Ties That Divide: Ethnic Politics, Foreign Policy, and International Conflict Subjects: Ethnic relations -- Political aspects; World politics -- 1945–; International relations; Culture conflict; Developing countries -- Ethnic relations; While scholars and policymakers have devoted considerable attention to the issue of ethnic conflicts, the question of why states take sides in other countries' ethnic conflicts has largely been ignored. Saideman addresses this issue, arguing that domestic political competition compels countries to support the side of an ethnic conflict with which constituents share ethnicities. Stephen M. Saideman is an assistant professor of political science at Texas Tech University. |
