Sharing Power, Securing Peace?: Ethnic Inclusion and Civil War

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Does power sharing bring peace? Policymakers around the world seem to think so. Yet, while there are many successful examples of power sharing in multi-ethnic states, such as Switzerland, South Africa and Indonesia, other instances show that such arrangements offer no guarantee against violent conflict, including Rwanda, Yugoslavia, Zimbabwe and South Sudan. Given this mixed record, it is not surprising that scholars disagree as to whether power sharing actually reduces conflict. Based on systematic data and innovative methods, this book comes to a mostly positive conclusion by focusing on practices rather than merely formal institutions, studying power sharing's preventive effect, analyzing how power sharing is invoked in anticipation of conflict, and by showing that territorial power sharing can be effective if combined with inclusion at the center. The authors' findings demonstrate that power sharing is usually the best option to reduce and prevent civil conflict in divided states. 01.0_pp_i_iv_Frontmatter 02.0_pp_v_vi_Contents 03.0_pp_vii_ix_Figures 04.0_pp_x_xii_Tables 05.0_pp_xiii_xiv_Preface 06.0_pp_1_6_Introduction 07.0_pp_7_8_Theories_and_Concepts 07.1_pp_9_22_Power_Sharing_and_Conflict_in_the_Literature 07.2_pp_23_42_Key_Concepts_and_Arguments_of_Our_Approach 08.0_pp_43_44_Analyzing_the_Effect_of_Power_Sharing_on_CivilWar 08.1_pp_45_74_Power_Sharing_and_Civil_War_Data_and_Baseline_Models 08.2_pp_75_96_Contrasting_Formal_Power-Sharing_Institutions_and_Practices 08.3_pp_97_125_Endogenizing_Governmental_Power_Sharing_and_Its_Effect_on_Civil_War 08.4_pp_126_148_The_Strategic_Logic_of_Governmental_Power_Sharing_and_Civil_War 08.5_pp_149_173_The_Effect_of_Territorial_and_Governmental_Power_Sharing_on_Civil_War 08.6_pp_174_206_The_Strategic_Logic_of_Territorial_Power_Sharing_Secession_and_Civil_War 09.0_pp_207_208_Power_Sharing_and_Civil_War_in_Time_and_Space 09.1_pp_209_237_The_Diffusion_of_Power_Sharing 09.2_pp_238_270_Trends_in_Power_Sharing_and_Conflict 09.3_pp_271_283_Conclusions_for_Theory_and_Policy 10.0_pp_284_311_Bibliography 11.0_pp_312_316_Index