Stefan Wolff

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Professor Wolff is happy to discuss research proposals related to:

Ethnic conflict and civil war, including conflict management, transformation, and settlement, war termination, post-conflict state-building and international/humanitarian intervention.

Geopolitics and geo-economics in Eurasia, including great power competition between Russia, China, and the West and their rival political and economic integration projects.

The politics of unrecognised/de-facto states in the post-Soviet space and beyond.

Research activity per year

39 Article
27 Chapter
14 Book
4 Chapter (peer-reviewed)
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2024
Confidence building in the shadow of war: Moldova, transdniestria, and the uncertain future of the 5+2 process
Douglas, N. & Wolff, S., 28 May 2024, OSCE Insights 2023: Adapting to Change. Friesendorf, C. & Kartsonaki, A. (eds.). 1. Edition 2023 ed. Nomos, p. 23-36 14 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

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Supporting recovery, reintegration, and accession: Opportunities and challenges for the OSCE in Ukraine
Malyarenko, T. & Wolff, S., 28 May 2024, OSCE Insights 2023: Adapting to Change. Friesendorf, C. & Kartsonaki, A. (eds.). 1. Edition 2023 ed. Nomos, p. 77-92 16 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

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Territorial arrangements and ethnic conflict management: The paradox that isn’t
Neudorfer, N., Theuerkauf, U. & Wolff, S., Jan 2025, In: World Development. 185, 19 p., 106812.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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The Multi-Stage Mixed Methods Framework: A New Research Design to Combine Hypothesis Development and Hypothesis Testing and to Embed Machine Learning and Practitioner Engagement in the Social Sciences
Fontana, G., Kartsonaki, A., Neudorfer, N. & Wolff, S., 20 Sept 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: International Political Science Review.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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2023
An Impenetrable Knot of Blended Conflicts? The National Identity Constraints of European Integration in the Western Balkans
Kartsonaki, A. & Wolff, S., 6 Apr 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding. p. 1-15
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities: A Changemaker on the Ground
Wolff, S., 29 Dec 2023, In: Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe. 22, 2, p. 86-119 34 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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2022
Mission (im)possible? UN military peacekeeping operations in civil wars
Pushkina, D., Siewert, M. B. & Wolff, S., 1 Mar 2022, In: European Journal of International Relations. 28, 1, p. 158-186 29 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Territorial self-governance and proportional representation: reducing the risk of territory-centred intrastate violence
Neudorfer, N., Theuerkauf, U. & Wolff, S., 4 Jul 2022, In: Territory, Politics, Governance. 10, 4, p. 504-526 23 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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1 Citation (Scopus)

222 Downloads (Pure)
2021

Introduction “belt and road initiative in the South Caucasus and eastern Europe: Trade, policy, regulations”
Malyarenko, T. & Wolff, S., Jun 2021, In: Lex Portus. 7, 2, p. 7-10 4 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

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2020
Enhancing the robustness of causal claims based on case study research on conflict zones: observations from fieldwork in Donbas
Wolff, S., 28 Jul 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Nationalities Papers.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Predators and Peace: Explaining the Failure of the Pakistani Conflict Settlement Process in 2013-4
Farooq, T., Lucas, S. & Wolff, S., 10 Jan 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Civil Wars. 22, 1, p. 26-63
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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The dataset of political agreements in internal conflicts (PAIC)
Fontana, G., Kartsonaki, A., Neudorfer, N., Walsh, D., Wolff, S. & Yakinthou, C., 21 Aug 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Conflict Management and Peace Science.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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2019
Trade as a confidence-building measure in protracted conflicts: the cases of Georgia and Moldova compared
Kemoklidze, N. & Wolff, S., 12 Dec 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Eurasian Geography and Economics. p. 1-27 27 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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3 Citations (Scopus)

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2018
Ethnic Conflict: Critical Concepts in Political Science
Wolff, S. (Editor), 25 Oct 2018, 1st ed. Routledge. 1630 p. (Critical Concepts in Political Science)
Research output: Book/Report › Book
The Dynamics of Emerging De-Facto States: Eastern Ukraine in the Post-Soviet Space
Malyarenko, T. & Wolff, S., 27 Dec 2018, 1 ed. Routledge. 104 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book
10 Citations (Scopus)
The logic of competitive influence-seeking: Russia, Ukraine, and the conflict in Donbas
Malyarenko, T. & Wolff, S., 15 Feb 2018, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Post-Soviet Affairs. p. 1-22
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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26 Citations (Scopus)

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2017
Conflict Management in Northern Ireland
Wolff, S., 1 Jan 2017, Democracy and Human Rights in Multicultural Societies. Taylor and Francis, p. 61-91 31 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Institutional Outcomes of Territorial Contestation: Lessons from Post-Communist Europe, 1989-2012
Csergo, Z., Roseberry, P. & Wolff, S., 1 Oct 2017, In: Publius. 47, 4, p. 491-521
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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4 Citations (Scopus)

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2016

Consociationalism
Wolff, S. & Cordell, K., 22 Jan 2016, The Routledge Handbook of Ethnic Conflict: Second Edition. Wolff, S. & Cordell, K. (eds.). 2nd ed. Routledge, p. 289-299 11 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Introduction
Cordell, K. & Wolff, S., 7 Aug 2016, In: Ethnopolitics. 15, 4, p. 341-344 4 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Linkage and leverage effects on Moldova's Transnistria problem
Beyer, J. & Wolff, S., 2016, In: East European Politics. 32, 3, p. 335-354 20 p.
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9 Citations (Scopus)

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Syria: Laying the Foundations for a Credible and Sustainable Transition
Yakinthou, C., Wolff, S. & Lucas, W., 2016, In: Journal of the Royal United Services Institute. 161, 3, p. 22-32
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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The Routledge handbook of ethnic conflict: Second edition
Cordell, K. (Editor) & Wolff, S. (Editor), 22 Jan 2016, Taylor & Francis. 401 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book
4 Citations (Scopus)
The study of ethnic conflict: An introduction
Cordell, K. & Wolff, S., 22 Jan 2016, The Routledge Handbook of Ethnic Conflict. Cordell, K. & Wolff, S. (eds.). 2nd ed. Routledge, p. 1-12 12 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

5 Citations (Scopus)
Trade as a Confidence-building Measure
Kemoklidze, N. & Wolff, S., 2016, (Unpublished) 36 p.
Research output: Working paper/Preprint › Working paper
2015

Some Implications of the Advisory Opinion for Resolution of the Serbia-Kosovo Conflict
Wolff, S. & Kaplan, R., 19 Mar 2015, The Law and Politics of the Kosovo Advisory Opinion. Oxford University Press
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

1 Citation (Scopus)
Sudan: ‘Successful’ Constitutional Reform Spurs Localized Violence
Wolff, S. & Kupferberg, K., 18 Jun 2015, Constitutions and Conflict Management in Africa: Preventing Civil War Through Institutional Design . Kuperman, A. J. (ed.). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 96-114 18 p. 5. (National and Ethnic Conflict in the 21st Century Series).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

3 Citations (Scopus)
The EU as an international security provider: The need for a mid-range theory
Rodt, A. P., Whitman, R. G. & Wolff, S., 3 Apr 2015, In: Global Society. 29, 2, p. 149-155 7 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

3 Citations (Scopus)
The EU's responses to conflicts in its wider neighbourhood : human or European security?
Kartsonaki, A. & Wolff, S., 2015, In: Global Society. 29, 2, p. 199-226
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7 Citations (Scopus)

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2013
Conflict management in divided societies: Theories and practice
Wolff, S. (Editor) & Yakinthou, C. (Editor), 1 Jan 2013, Taylor & Francis. 280 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book
2 Citations (Scopus)
Conflict management in divided societies: The many uses of territorial self-governance
Wolff, S., 2013, In: International Journal on Minority and Group Rights. 20, 1, p. 27-50 24 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
29 Citations (Scopus)
Consociationalism: Power sharing and self-governance
Wolff, S., 1 Jan 2013, Conflict Management in Divided Societies: Theories and Practice. Wolff, S. & Yakinthou, C. (eds.). Taylor & Francis, p. 23-56 34 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

5 Citations (Scopus)
Drone Use In Counter Insurgency and Counter Terrorism: Policy or Policy Component?
Dunn, D. & Wolff, S., 2013, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of the Royal United Services Institute.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Germany and German minorities in Europe
Wolff, S., 1 Jan 2013, Divided Nations and European Integration. T J, M., J, M., M, M. & B, O. (eds.). University of Pennsylvania Press, p. 276-312 37 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

1 Citation (Scopus)
Introduction
Yakinthou, C. & Wolff, S., 1 Jan 2013, Conflict Management in Divided Societies: Theories and Practice. Wolff, S. & Yakinthou, C. (eds.). Routledge, p. 1-20 20 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

2 Citations (Scopus)
Self-determination after Kosovo
Wolff, S. & Rodt, A. P., 1 Jul 2013, In: Europe-Asia Studies. 65, 5, p. 799-822 24 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
14 Citations (Scopus)
2012

Complex power sharing
Wolff, S., 2012, Elgar Handbook of Civil War and Fragile States. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., p. 457-477 21 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

1 Citation (Scopus)
EU conflict management in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia
Rodt, A. P. & Wolff, S., 28 May 2012, The European Union as a global conflict manager. Whitman, R. & Wolff, S. (eds.). 1st ed. Taylor and Francis, p. 138-152 15 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
4 Citations (Scopus)
European Union conflict management in the Western Balkans
Rodt, A. P. & Wolff, S., 1 Sept 2012, In: Civil Wars. 14, 3, p. 414-430 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus)
Regional and international conflict regulation: Diplomatic, economic and military interventions
Wolff, S. & Dursun-Özkanca, O., 1 Sept 2012, In: Civil Wars. 14, 3, p. 297-323 27 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)
South Sudan's year one: Managing the challenges of building a new state
Wolff, S., 1 Oct 2012, In: Journal of the Royal United Services Institute. 157, 5, p. 46-54 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus)
The EU as a global conflict manager: reflections on the past, perspectives for the future
Whitman, R. G. & Wolff, S., 28 May 2012, The European Union as a global conflict manager. Whitman, R. & Wolff, S. (eds.). 1st ed. Routledge, p. 211-220 10 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
1 Citation (Scopus)
The European Union as a global conflict manager: capabilities and context in an interdependent world
Whitman, R. G. & Wolff, S., 28 May 2012, The European Union as a global conflict manager. Whitman, R. & Wolff, S. (eds.). 1st ed. Routledge, p. 3-20 18 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
16 Citations (Scopus)
The European Union as a global conflict manager
Whitman, R. G. (Editor) & Wolff, S. (Editor), 28 May 2012, 1st ed. Routledge. 272 p.
Research output: Book/Report › Book
25 Citations (Scopus)
The limits of EU conflict management in the case of Abkhazia and South Ossetia
Whitman, R. G. & Wolff, S., 28 May 2012, The European Union as a global conflict manager. Whitman, R. & Wolff, S. (eds.). 1st ed. Routledge, p. 92-106 15 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
1 Citation (Scopus)
The limits of international conflict management in the case of Abkhazia and South Ossetia1
Wolff, S., 1 Jan 2012, Unrecognized States in the International System. Taylor & Francis, p. 110-127 18 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
2011

A resolvable frozen conflict? Designing a settlement for Transnistria
Wolff, S., 1 Nov 2011, In: Nationalities Papers. 39, 6, p. 863-870 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

22 Citations (Scopus)
Conflict Management in Divided Societies: Theories and Practice
Wolff, S. & Yakinthou, C., 1 Jan 2011, Routledge.
Research output: Book/Report › Book
Managing Ethnic Conflict: The Merits and Perils of Territorial Accommodation
Wolff, S., 1 Jan 2011, In: Political Studies Review. 9, 1, p. 26-41 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
9 Citations (Scopus)
Managing ethno-national conflict: Towards an analytical framework
Wolff, S., 1 Apr 2011, In: Commonwealth and Comparative Politics. 49, 2, p. 162-195 34 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
21 Citations (Scopus)

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