Crafting Peace: Power-Sharing Institutions and the Negotiated Settlement of Civil Wars

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This landmark study is the best book available on the relatively recent experiment of ending civil wars by constructing power-sharing governments from former adversaries. The identification of four dimensions of power-sharing is a major theoretical development. The original dataset is subjected to sophisticated quantitative analysis and is buttressed by impressive in-depth case studies. The conclusions are important for both theoretical and policy reasons. Every future researcher will have to take this analysis into consideration.” —Roy Licklider, Rutgers University This engaging and rigorous research addresses one of the most vexing issues in achieving postwar peace: forging and maintaining powersharing among the protagonists in conflict. They argue, quite convincingly and with a diverse research design—and against conventional wisdom— that more power-sharing is better to achieve durable peace in war-torn societies. Scholars and practitioners working to negotiate and implement settlements in civil wars will want to read this volume and reconsider some of the skepticism that swirls around power-sharing today.” —Timothy Sisk, University of Denver isbn 978-0-271-03207-8 9 780271 032078 90000 “ “ the pennsylvania state university press university park, pennsylvania www.psupress.org ...