Peace by design /
Brancati, Dawn
Peace by design / managing intrastate conflict through decentralization / Managing intrastate conflict through decentralization Dawn Brancati - Oxford : New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. - xiii, 292 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-256) and index
1. Introduction -- pt. I. Theory development -- 2. Decentralization : fueling the fire or dampening the flames of intrastate conflict? -- pt. II. Case study analysis -- 3. Czechoslovakia -- 4. Spain -- 5. India -- pt. III. Quantitative analysis -- 6. Ethnic conflict and secessionism -- 7. Regional parties -- 8. Conclusion
"Why does political decentralization reduce intrastate conflict more in some countries than in others? Can political institutions be designed to engender peace? If so, how? Addressing these questions, Dawn Brancati's Peace by Design advances the current debate on decentralization beyond a discussion of whether or not decentralization is effective in reducing conflict, to when and under what conditions it is successful. The book bridges opposing views while offering an original one, arguing that decentralization's ability to reduce conflict hinges on the electoral strength of regional parties, which, in turn, varies according to different institutional features of decentralization. Various aspects of political systems likewise affect the extent to which regional parties stimulate conflict and conversely, the degree to which statewide parties mitigate it. Rich in scholarly as well as policymaking insights, and grounded in extensive qualitative and quantitative research, Peace by Design illuminates the exigent issue of how to design political institutions in order to promote peace."--Jacket
9780199549009 0199549001 9780199587445 0199587442
2009277334
Conflict management--Political aspects--Case studies
Insurgency--Case studies
Ethnic conflict--Political aspects--Case studies
Decentralization in government--Case studies
Central-local government relations--Case studies
Czechoslovakia--Politics and government
Spain--Politics and government
India--Politics and government
GN494.5 / .B73 2009
303.6/ / BRA
Peace by design / managing intrastate conflict through decentralization / Managing intrastate conflict through decentralization Dawn Brancati - Oxford : New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. - xiii, 292 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-256) and index
1. Introduction -- pt. I. Theory development -- 2. Decentralization : fueling the fire or dampening the flames of intrastate conflict? -- pt. II. Case study analysis -- 3. Czechoslovakia -- 4. Spain -- 5. India -- pt. III. Quantitative analysis -- 6. Ethnic conflict and secessionism -- 7. Regional parties -- 8. Conclusion
"Why does political decentralization reduce intrastate conflict more in some countries than in others? Can political institutions be designed to engender peace? If so, how? Addressing these questions, Dawn Brancati's Peace by Design advances the current debate on decentralization beyond a discussion of whether or not decentralization is effective in reducing conflict, to when and under what conditions it is successful. The book bridges opposing views while offering an original one, arguing that decentralization's ability to reduce conflict hinges on the electoral strength of regional parties, which, in turn, varies according to different institutional features of decentralization. Various aspects of political systems likewise affect the extent to which regional parties stimulate conflict and conversely, the degree to which statewide parties mitigate it. Rich in scholarly as well as policymaking insights, and grounded in extensive qualitative and quantitative research, Peace by Design illuminates the exigent issue of how to design political institutions in order to promote peace."--Jacket
9780199549009 0199549001 9780199587445 0199587442
2009277334
Conflict management--Political aspects--Case studies
Insurgency--Case studies
Ethnic conflict--Political aspects--Case studies
Decentralization in government--Case studies
Central-local government relations--Case studies
Czechoslovakia--Politics and government
Spain--Politics and government
India--Politics and government
GN494.5 / .B73 2009
303.6/ / BRA