Power sharing and democracy in post-civil war states : the art of the possible / Caroline A. Hartzell, Matthew Hoddie

Englisch

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2020

1 online resource (xiii, 269 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

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Erscheint auch als (Druck-Ausgabe) : ISBN 9781108478038

Erscheint auch als: Druck-Ausgabe- Power sharing and democracy in post-civil war states. - Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2020. - xiii, 269 Seiten

978-1-108-77572-4 ebook

978-1-108-47803-8 hardback

978-1-108-74545-1 paperback

Weitere Ausgaben: 978-1-108-47803-8 (Druckausgabe)

DOI: 10.1017/9781108775724

*Bürgerkrieg / Demokratisierung / Gewaltenteilung

*Democratization ; Democracy ; Power (Social sciences) ; Civil war ; Political aspects

*Erde ; Bürgerkrieg ; Konflikt ; Auswirkung ; Demokratisierung ; Demokratie ; Machtstruktur ; Nachkriegszeit ; Alternative ; Entwicklung

Dewey Dezimal-Klassifikation: 321.8

Regensburger Verbund-Klassifikation: MD 8700: MA-ML Politologie / MD Politische Theorie, Grundbegriffe des Politischen / Bürgerkrieg

Power Sharing and Democracy in Post-Civil War States examines the challenge of promoting democracy in the aftermath of civil war. Hartzell and Hoddie argue that minimalist democracy is the most realistic form of democracy to which states emerging from civil war violence can aspire. The adoption of power-sharing institutions within civil war settlements helps mitigate insecurity and facilitate democracy's emergence. Power sharing promotes 'democratization from above' by limiting the capacity of the state to engage in predatory behavior, and 'democratization from below' by empowering citizens to participate in politics. Drawing on cross-national and case study evidence, Hartzell and Hoddie find that post-civil war countries that adopt extensive power sharing are ultimately more successful in transitioning to minimalist democracy than countries that do not. Power Sharing and Democracy in Post-Civil War States presents a new and hopeful understanding of what democracy can look like and how it can be fostered.

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