From Power Sharing to Democracy
Post-Conflict Institutions in Ethnically Divided Societies
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2005
- Category
- General, General
-
eBook
- ISBN
- 9780773573109
- Publish Date
- Sep 2005
- List Price
- $37.95
Add it to your shelf
Where to buy it
Description
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.
