«’...a pioneering work in the application of the democratic peace proposition to issues of ethnopolitical conflict management under conditions of transforming and developing societies. ...an impressive survey and...an excellent comparative overview...It is an important contribution to the question of how to create sustainable democracies in multiethnic societies.’ Dr Norbert Ropers, Director of the Berghof Research Center for Constructive Conflict Management, Berlin, Germany ’...essential reading for those of us interested in the conditions under which democracy leads to ethnic peace. The author offers a comprehensive and most impressive review of the various theoretical literature’s in the field as well as an excellent empirical treatment of ethnic conflicts in Post-Soviet societies. Scholars, students and practitioners alike will learn from this book.’ Professor Thomas Risse, European University Institute, Italy ’This is a serious and highly academic study which addresses the very topical question of ethnic conflict...the combination of theory and practice in this book ensures it a worthwhile place in the growing literature’s on Post-Soviet ethnic conflict.’ British East-West Journal ’...a worthy diagnosis of one of the main perils of post-Soviet democratization...I recommend this book, especially to Russian and East European specialists.’ The Ethnic Conflict Research Digest ’...an illuminating and often concisely insightful introduction to the various debates regarding the processes of democratization and ethnic conflict...’ Human Rights Law Review»