Power-sharing and political stability in deeply divided societies /
Allison McCulloch.
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Summary: | "Nearly all the peace accords signed in the last two decades have included power-sharing in one form or another. The notion of both majority and minority segments co-operating for the purposes of political stability has informed both international policy prescriptions for post-conflict zones and home-grown power-sharing pacts across the globe.This book examines the effect of power-sharing forms of governance in bringing about political stability amid deep divisions. It is the first major comparison of two power-sharing designs--consociationalism and centripetalism - and it assesses a number of cases central to the debate, including Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Fiji, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burundi and Northern Ireland. Drawing on information from a variety of sources, such as political party manifestoes and websites, media coverage, think tank reports, and election results, the author reaches significant conclusions about power-sharing as an invaluable conflict-management device. This text will be of key interest to students and scholars of ethnic conflict management, power-sharing, ethnic politics, democracy and democratization, comparative constitutional design, comparative politics, intervention and peace-building"-- |
Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
2014.
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Series: | Security and governance series.
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-167) and index. Physical description: xiv, 174 pages ; 24 cm. more |
ISBN: | 9781138024762 (hardback) 1138024767 (hardback) |