{"product_id":"9780745322926","title":"Power-Sharing: Institutional and Social Reform in Divided Societies","description":"\u003cbr\u003eIt is widely assumed that internal power-sharing is a viable democratic means of managing inter-communal conflict in divided societies. In principle, this form of government enables communities that have conflicting identities to remedy longstanding patterns of discrimination and to co-exist peacefully. Key arguments in support of this view can be found in the highly influential works of Arend Lijphart and Donald Horowitz.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePower-Sharing\u003c\/i\u003e seeks to explore the unintended consequences of power-sharing for the communities themselves, their individual members, and for others in society. More specifically, it is distinctive in questioning explicitly whether power sharing: perpetuates inter-communal conflict by institutionalising difference at the political level; inhibits conflict resolution by encouraging extremism; stifles internal diversity; and fails to leave sufficient space for individual autonomy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book not only provides a theoretical exploration and critique of these questions, but comprehensively examines specific test cases where power-sharing institutions have been established, including in Northern Ireland, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia and Lebanon. It also explores such issues as the role of political leaders, human rights\u003cbr\u003einstruments, the position of women, and the prospects for reconciliation within such societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFurthermore it provides a detailed set of policy recommendations to meet the challenges of transition in deeply-divided societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47020115788016,"sku":"9780745322926","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780745322926_p0.jpg?v=1772805057","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780745322926","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}