Peace By Design - Managing Intrastate Conflict Through Decentralization

Zusatztext This book is an important contribution to the research on decentralization, and it is highly recommended to everyone who has an interest in the field. Informationen zum Autor Dawn Brancati (Ph.D. Columbia University) is an Assistant Professor at Washington University in St. Louis. Previously, she taught at Harvard University and held fellowships from the Harvard-MIT Data Center and the Center for the Study of Democratic Politics at Princeton University. Klappentext Peace by Design seeks to understand whether a particular type of political institution, namely decentralization or federalism, reduces intrastate conflict and under what conditions. Zusammenfassung Peace by Design seeks to understand whether a particular type of political institution, namely decentralization or federalism, reduces intrastate conflict and under what conditions. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction Part I Theory Development 2: Decentralization: Fueling the Fire or Dampening the Flames of Intrastate Conflict? Part II Case Study Analysis 3: Czechoslovakia 4: Spain 5: India Part III Quantitative Analysis 6: Ethnic Conflict and Secessionism 7: Electoral Strength of Regional Parties 8: Conclusion Bibliography Notes Index

Product details

• Authors: Dawn Brancati, Dawn (Assistant Professor Brancati, Brancati Dawn
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.11.2008
• EAN: 9780199549009
• ISBN: 978-0-19-954900-9
• No. of pages: 308
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, LAW / International, International Relations, International Law, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Political structure and processes, Political parties and party platforms