| Kommentar |
Political scientists have a long tradition of thinking about a set of appropriate political institutions to prevent or manage (intra-state) violent conflict.
In this course we want to discuss a number of these strategies both at the level of the organization of the state (federalism, decentralization, autonomy, secession, citizenship), and at the level of the regime type (system of government, elections, party systems). Using both theoretical literature and empirical case studies and cross-country comparison we will investigate to what extent and in which circumstances these strategies can make a difference. |
| Literatur |
For short introductions:
Harris, Peter/ Reilly, Ben (eds.) (1998). Democracy and Deep-Rooted Conflict: Options for Negotiators. Stockholm: IDEA (http://www.idea.int/publications/democracy_and_deep_rooted_conflict/upload/ddrc_full_en.pdf)
McGarry, John/ O’Leary, Brendan (1993). ‘Introduction: The macro-political regulation of ethnic conflict’, in: McGarry/O’Leary (eds.), The Politics of Ethnic Conflict Regulation. London/ New York: Routledge, 1-40. |
