This study group is assessing the pros and cons of partition as a solution to the growing number of ethnic conflicts around the world, with a special emphasis on peace processes to bypass or overcome the hostilities of partition. The participating scholars and practitioners are undertaking a comparative study of five cases of de facto or de jure ethnic partition—India-Pakistan, Northern Ireland, Cyprus, Israel-Palestine, and Bosnia-Herzegovina—to determine what lessons can be drawn for future conflict prevention, resolution, stabilization, and reconstruction. The group’s analysis and recommendations will be highlighted in a book by Radha Kumar as well as on a website and possibly a CD-ROM.