Hartzell / Hoddie Power Sharing and Democracy in Post-Civil War States

The Art of the Possible
Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-1-108-80050-1
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

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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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hartzell, Caroline A.

Hoddie, Matthew

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I. From Civil War to Democracy: Introduction and Theory: 1. Introduction; 2. Art of the state: democracy and power sharing in deeply-divided societies; 3. State of the art: power sharing, democracy, and democratization in scholarship and practice; 4. Art of the possible: power sharing, democratic transition, and democratization in post-civil war states; Part II. Evidence: 5. Power sharing, the transition to minimalist democracy, and Post-conflict democratization; 6. Power sharing and 'democratization from above'; 7. Power sharing and 'democratization from below'; Part III. Conclusion; 8. Conclusions.

Über Autor(innen)

Hoddie, Matthew
Matthew Hoddie is Professor of Political Science at Towson State University, Maryland and co-author of Crafting Peace (with Caroline A. Hartzell, 2007).

Hartzell, Caroline A.
Caroline A. Hartzell is Professor of Political Science at Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania and co-author of Crafting Peace (with Matthew Hoddie, 2007).