Stefan Wolff is Professor of International Security at the University of Birmingham, UK, and a Member of the Governing Council of the European Centre for Minority Issues.

Christalla Yakinthou is Country Manager of the International Center for Transitional Justice's Cyprus Program, and Honorary Research Fellow in the department of Political Science, University of Western Australia.

Foreword Alvaro de Soto. Introduction Christalla Yakinthou and Stefan Wolff Section 1: Theories of Conflict Managment 1. Consociationalism: Power-Sharing and Self-Governance Stefan Wolff 2. Centripetalism: Cooperation, Accomodation and Integration Benjamin Reilly 3. Power Dividing: The Multiple-Majorities Approach Philip G. Roeder Section 2: Processes and Actors 4. The Diplomacy of Conflict Management William I. Zartman 5. Quiet Diplomacy: Preventing Conflict through Discreet Engagement Craig Gollins and John Packer 6. Inperfect but Indispensable: The UN and Global Conflict Managment Anoulak Kittikhoun and Thomas G. Weiss 7. Regional Origins, Global Aspirations: The EU as a Global Conflict Manager Nathalie Tocci 8. Limited Capabilities, Great Expectations: The African Union and Regional Conflict Management John Akokpari 9. Political Engagement, Mediation and the Nongovernmental Sector Katia Papiagianni Section 3: Case Studies 10. Between Theory and Practice: Rwanda Janine Natalya Clark 11. The Challenges of Implementation: Guatemala Virginie Ladisch 12. The Failure of Prevention: Kosovo Marc Weller 13. A Never-Ending Story: Cyprus Christalla Yakinthou 14. The Potency of External Conflict Management: Northern Ireland Adrian Guelke