TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hartzell, Caroline A.
AU  - Hoddie, Matthew
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020//
TI  - Power sharing and democracy in post-civil war states: the art of the possible
PB  - Cambridge University Press
CY  - Cambridge
KW  - Democratization
KW  - Democracy
KW  - Power (Social sciences)
KW  - Civil war
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Bürgerkrieg
KW  - Konflikt
KW  - Auswirkung
KW  - Demokratisierung
KW  - Demokratie
KW  - Machtstruktur
KW  - Nachkriegszeit
KW  - Alternative
KW  - Entwicklung
KW  - Civil war ; Political aspects
KW  - Erde
AB  - 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.
SN  - 9781108775724
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108775724
DO  - 10.1017/9781108775724
LA  - English
N1  - Caroline A. Hartzell, Matthew Hoddie
ID  - 1725355345
ER  -