Author: George Wayne
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN: 9780816116720
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
Bibliographic Guide to Government Publications 1992
Author: George Wayne
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN: 9780816116720
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN: 9780816116720
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
Peace by Design
Author: Dawn Brancati
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191615226
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Why does political decentralization seem reduce intrastate conflict more in some countries than in others? This question constitutes the central focus of Peace by Design. Brancati argues that the ability of decentralization to reduce intrastate conflict hinges on the electoral strength of regional parties. According to Brancati, regional parties tend to promote intrastate conflict by creating regional identities, advocating legislation harmful to other regions and regional minorities, and mobilizing groups to engage in conflict or supporting extremist organizations that do. Brancati also highlights a number of conditions under which regional parties are more likely to promote conflict, such as democratic transitions. Brancati further argues that decentralization increases the strength of regional parties depending on particular features of decentralization (i.e., the proportion of legislative seats a region possesses, the number of regional legislatures in a country, the upper house election procedures, the sequencing of national and regional elections). These features of decentralization vary across countries and are fundamental to explaining why decentralization is not effective in reducing conflict in all countries. Brancati's ultimate conclusion is that decentralization can be effectively designed to promote peace, as long as it is designed to encourage statewide parties to incorporate regional parties into their agendas and to limit the strength of regional parties. The author provides compelling evidence for her argument through three detailed cases studies (e.g., Czechoslovakia, Spain, and India) and a rigorous quantitative analysis in which she introduces a new dataset on constituency-level elections that will prove an invaluable resource for many future studies.
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191615226
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Why does political decentralization seem reduce intrastate conflict more in some countries than in others? This question constitutes the central focus of Peace by Design. Brancati argues that the ability of decentralization to reduce intrastate conflict hinges on the electoral strength of regional parties. According to Brancati, regional parties tend to promote intrastate conflict by creating regional identities, advocating legislation harmful to other regions and regional minorities, and mobilizing groups to engage in conflict or supporting extremist organizations that do. Brancati also highlights a number of conditions under which regional parties are more likely to promote conflict, such as democratic transitions. Brancati further argues that decentralization increases the strength of regional parties depending on particular features of decentralization (i.e., the proportion of legislative seats a region possesses, the number of regional legislatures in a country, the upper house election procedures, the sequencing of national and regional elections). These features of decentralization vary across countries and are fundamental to explaining why decentralization is not effective in reducing conflict in all countries. Brancati's ultimate conclusion is that decentralization can be effectively designed to promote peace, as long as it is designed to encourage statewide parties to incorporate regional parties into their agendas and to limit the strength of regional parties. The author provides compelling evidence for her argument through three detailed cases studies (e.g., Czechoslovakia, Spain, and India) and a rigorous quantitative analysis in which she introduces a new dataset on constituency-level elections that will prove an invaluable resource for many future studies.
Canadian Slavonic Papers
Author:
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Category : Europe, Eastern
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Europe, Eastern
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Of the Making of Nationalities There is No End: Carpatho-Rusyns in Europe and North America
Author: Paul R. Magocsi
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Carpathian Mountains Region
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Dotyczy m.in. Polski.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Carpathian Mountains Region
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Dotyczy m.in. Polski.
Of the Making of Nationalities There is No End: Speeches, debates, bibliographic works
Author: Paul R. Magocsi
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
-- Nations & Nationalities
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
-- Nations & Nationalities
Guide to Official Publications of Foreign Countries
Author: Gloria Westfall
Publisher: [Bethesda, Md.] : CIS
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Publisher: [Bethesda, Md.] : CIS
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Minorities in Central and Eastern Europe
Author:
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Category : Ethnic relations
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Dotyczy m.in. Polaków zamieszkałych na Ukrainie, Białorusi i Litwie.
Publisher:
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Category : Ethnic relations
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Dotyczy m.in. Polaków zamieszkałych na Ukrainie, Białorusi i Litwie.
Guide to Official Publications of Foreign Countries
Author: Susan I. Jover
Publisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Bibliographic Guide to Soviet and East European Studies, 1992
Author: G. K. Hall and Co. Staff
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN: 9780816116829
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN: 9780816116829
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
Population Index
Author:
Publisher:
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Category : Demography
Languages : en
Pages : 840
Book Description
Annotated bibliography covering books, journal articles, working papers, and other material on topics in population and demography.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Demography
Languages : en
Pages : 840
Book Description
Annotated bibliography covering books, journal articles, working papers, and other material on topics in population and demography.