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Monica Duffy Toft

Monica Duffy Toft

Former Associate Professor of Public Policy; Former Board Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Former Director, Initiative on Religion and International Affairs

 

 

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International Security (continued)

Fall 2004

"Book Review: The Political Economy of Armed Conflict: Beyond Greed and Grievance by Karen Ballentine and Jake Sherman, eds"

Journal Article, Political Science Quarterly, issue 3, volume 119

By Monica Duffy Toft, Former Associate Professor of Public Policy; Former Board Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Former Director, Initiative on Religion and International Affairs

 

 

Summer 2004

"Book Review: War and Reconciliation: Reason and Emotion in Conflict Resolution by William J. Long and Peter Brecke"

Journal Article, Journal of Cold War Studies, issue 3, volume 7

By Monica Duffy Toft, Former Associate Professor of Public Policy; Former Board Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Former Director, Initiative on Religion and International Affairs

 

 

2003

The Geography of Ethnic Violence: Identity, Interests, and the Indivisibility of Territory

Book

By Monica Duffy Toft, Former Associate Professor of Public Policy; Former Board Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Former Director, Initiative on Religion and International Affairs

This book addresses the crucial role of territory in explaining ethnic violence.  The theory of indivisible territory is explored in an attempt to explain why some conflicts turn violent and others do not.  The case studies consist of Russia in relation to the Chechens and Tartars and Georgia in relation to the Abkhaz and Ajars, roughly from 1990 to 1994.

 

 

November 26, 2002

"Russia's Struggle with Chechnya: Implications for the War on International Terrorism"

Event Report

By Jessica Stern, Former Lecturer in Public Policy; Former Faculty Affiliate, International Security Program, Monica Duffy Toft, Former Associate Professor of Public Policy; Former Board Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Former Director, Initiative on Religion and International Affairs and Miriam Lanskoy

A discussion about recent events in the Russian-Chechen conflict and possible connections between Chechen fighters and international Islamist organizations.

 

 

Fall 2002

"Differential Demographic Growth in Multinational States: The Case of Israel's Two-Front War"

Journal Article, Review of International Affairs

By Monica Duffy Toft, Former Associate Professor of Public Policy; Former Board Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Former Director, Initiative on Religion and International Affairs

 

 

Autumn 2001

"Multinationality, Regions and State-Building: The Failed Transition in Georgia"

Journal Article, Regional and Federal Studies, issue 3, volume 11

By Monica Duffy Toft, Former Associate Professor of Public Policy; Former Board Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Former Director, Initiative on Religion and International Affairs

 

 

The Politics of the Caspian

Book

By Monica Duffy Toft, Former Associate Professor of Public Policy; Former Board Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Former Director, Initiative on Religion and International Affairs

 

 

Ethnicity and Territory in the Former Soveit Union

Book

By Monica Duffy Toft, Former Associate Professor of Public Policy; Former Board Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Former Director, Initiative on Religion and International Affairs

 

 

Two-Way Mirror Nationalism: The Case of Ajaria

Book Chapter

By Monica Duffy Toft, Former Associate Professor of Public Policy; Former Board Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Former Director, Initiative on Religion and International Affairs

 

 

Multinationality, Regions and State-Building: The Failed Transition in Georgia

Book Chapter

By Monica Duffy Toft, Former Associate Professor of Public Policy; Former Board Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Former Director, Initiative on Religion and International Affairs

 

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