Western Intervention in the Balkans

The Strategic Use of Emotion in Conflict

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Social Science
Cover of the book Western Intervention in the Balkans by Roger D. Petersen, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Roger D. Petersen ISBN: 9781139125116
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: September 30, 2011
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Roger D. Petersen
ISBN: 9781139125116
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: September 30, 2011
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

Conflicts involve powerful experiences. The residue of these experiences is captured by the concept and language of emotion. Indiscriminate killing creates fear; targeted violence produces anger and a desire for vengeance; political status reversals spawn resentment; cultural prejudices sustain ethnic contempt. These emotions can become resources for political entrepreneurs. A broad range of Western interventions are based on a view of human nature as narrowly rational. Correspondingly, intervention policy generally aims to alter material incentives ('sticks and carrots') to influence behavior. In response, poorer and weaker actors who wish to block or change this Western implemented 'game' use emotions as resources. This book examines the strategic use of emotion in the conflicts and interventions occurring in the Western Balkans over a twenty-year period. The book concentrates on the conflicts among Albanian and Slavic populations (Kosovo, Montenegro, Macedonia, South Serbia), along with some comparisons to Bosnia.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Conflicts involve powerful experiences. The residue of these experiences is captured by the concept and language of emotion. Indiscriminate killing creates fear; targeted violence produces anger and a desire for vengeance; political status reversals spawn resentment; cultural prejudices sustain ethnic contempt. These emotions can become resources for political entrepreneurs. A broad range of Western interventions are based on a view of human nature as narrowly rational. Correspondingly, intervention policy generally aims to alter material incentives ('sticks and carrots') to influence behavior. In response, poorer and weaker actors who wish to block or change this Western implemented 'game' use emotions as resources. This book examines the strategic use of emotion in the conflicts and interventions occurring in the Western Balkans over a twenty-year period. The book concentrates on the conflicts among Albanian and Slavic populations (Kosovo, Montenegro, Macedonia, South Serbia), along with some comparisons to Bosnia.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book Transition to Hydrogen by Roger D. Petersen
Cover of the book Models from the Past in Roman Culture by Roger D. Petersen
Cover of the book Behavioral Genetics of the Mouse: Volume 1, Genetics of Behavioral Phenotypes by Roger D. Petersen
Cover of the book Terror and Democracy in West Germany by Roger D. Petersen
Cover of the book Constitution Writing, Religion and Democracy by Roger D. Petersen
Cover of the book Paradise and Hell in Islamic Traditions by Roger D. Petersen
Cover of the book The Bodies of God and the World of Ancient Israel by Roger D. Petersen
Cover of the book Financial Products by Roger D. Petersen
Cover of the book The Roots of English Colonialism in Ireland by Roger D. Petersen
Cover of the book Quantum Optics by Roger D. Petersen
Cover of the book A Political Economy of American Hegemony by Roger D. Petersen
Cover of the book Modernism and the Reinvention of Decadence by Roger D. Petersen
Cover of the book Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide by Roger D. Petersen
Cover of the book The Roman Paratext by Roger D. Petersen
Cover of the book SAQs for the Final FRCA by Roger D. Petersen
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy