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From Power Sharing to Democracy

Post-Conflict Institutions in Ethnically Divided Societies

by (author) Sid Noel

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Initial publish date
Sep 2005
Category
General
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780773573109
    Publish Date
    Sep 2005
    List Price
    $95.00

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From Power Sharing to Democracy examines the theoretical underpinnings of power sharing as a means of achieving sustainable democratic governance. Contributors examine key areas, including Afghanistan, Cyprus, Kosovo, Macedonia, and South Africa, where power-sharing constitutions and political institutions have been employed or proposed. They provide an in-depth exploration of consociationalism, under which the previously warring ethnic communities are guaranteed a proportionate share of political offices and protection of their vital interests, and federalism, which provides for substantial territorial autonomy in cases where the communities are territorially segregated.

About the author

SID NOEL is a professor in the department of political science at the University of Western Ontario.

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