About the Author

Barbara Harffreceived her Ph.D. in p olitical science, with subspecialties in internati onal relations, comparative politics, and internat ional law by Northwestern University in 1981. She is professor of political science at the U.S. Nav al Academy. She has won several awards and fellow ships and is author or co-author of three books an d monographs and 30 articles and chapters.Ted Robert Gurr is Distinguished Professor at Uni versity of Maryland. He has written ten single-au thored and co-authored books and has edited or co- edited ten others. Dr. Gurr founded and directs t he Minorities at Risk project, based at Marylands Center for International Development and Conflict Management. He has been awarded many fellowships and distinctions for his work and studies.