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Ethnic studies theory

 Imagined Communities, by Benedict Anderson. A must read for those studying the origins of nationalism and how people come to form groups in society. Imagined Communities explores themes such as the development and relevance of secular state languages, the connection between print press and capitalism and the changing conceptions of time and space. The book seeks to answer the question of why people live and die for their nation.

Donald L. Horowitz's The Deadly Ethnic Riot and Ethnic Groups in Conflict are widely regarded as essential reading for those studying low-level war and ethnic violence. Both books and Horowitz's more recent work outline the issue of ethnic violence and present practical policy driven solutions to solving ethnic conflicts.

Modern Hatreds: The Symbolic Politics of Ethnic War, by Stuart Kaufman rejects the idea that ethnic conflict is driven by the concept of "ancient hatreds" and investigates what it is that drives people to extreme measures under the auspices of emotion-laden ethnic symbols. Kaufmann puts forward peace-building strategies for conflict ravaged societies and emphasises a combination of grass-root and elite level attitude changes as a solution to ethnic conflict.

William Zartman advocates lateral thinking to conflict resolution processes, as outlined in Peacemaking in International Conflict. Michael S. Lund offers a preventative approach to conflict resolution in Preventing Violent Conflicts: A Strategy for Preventive Diplomacy, emphasising the combined efforts of a number of different players including the individual states, regional actors, NGOs and the United Nations.

The International Spread of Ethnic Conflict: Fear, Diffusion, and Escalation by Donald S. Rothchild and David A. Lake supports the theory that ethnicity is not an ancient concept and ethnic conflict is not is not based on century old feuds and inter-group difference so much as it is instigated by anxieties over resources and security, the breakdown of communication and the inability to make enduring commitments.

Facing Ethnic Conflict, by Andreas Wimmer outlines a number of different scholarly perspectives on ethnic conflict from the initial understanding of the topic to intervention in conflict scenarios and the issue of reformation in war-worn states.

Nations and Nationalism, by Enest Gellner for a fundamental understanding of what is a nation, how they came about and where they are going.

Security Studies: An Introduction, by Paul D. Williams is a good overview of key themes in international relations and security studies.

Us and Them: The Enduring Power of Ethnic Nationalism, by Jerry Z. Muller.

Better Institutions, Not Partition, by J Habyarimana, M Humphreys, D Posner, J Weinstein.

Patterns of Ethnic Seperatism and the Cracked Foundations of the Rigth to Secede, by Donald. L Horowitz.

Ethnic Partition as a Solution to Ethnic War: An Emperical Critique of the Theoretical Literature by Nicholas Sambanis.

Why Do Ethnic Groups Rebel?: New Data and Analysis by Lars-Erik Cederman, Andreas Wimmer, Brian Min

Possible and Impossible Solutions to Ethnic Civil Wars, by Chaim Kaufmann.

Case Study: Indonesia

The Politics of the Periphery in Indonesia: Social and Geographical Perspectives, by Minako Sakai, Glenn Banks, John Henry Walker

A Pope, Two Presidents and a Prime Minister, by Ivan Shearer.

Imagining East Timor, by Benedict Anderson.