Democracy in Divided Societies Electoral Engineering for Conflict Management

Author/creator Barry, Brian Contribution by
Other author Reilly, Benjamin Author
Other author Elkin, Stephen Contribution by
Other author Goodin, Robert E. Contribution by
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Cambridge University Press
Description232 p. ill 22.800 x 015.200 cm.
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SeriesTheories of Institutional Design Ser.
Summary Annotation Reilly analyzes the design of electoral systems for divided societies, examining various divided societies which utilize "vote-pooling" electoral systems--including Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Northern Ireland and Fiji. He shows that political institutions which encourage the development of broad-based, aggregative political parties and where campaigning politicians have incentives to attract votes from a range of ethnic groups can, under certain conditions, encourage a moderate, accommodatory political competition and thus influence the trajectory of democratization in transitional states. This is a challenge to orthodox approaches to democracy and conflict management.
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LCCN 2001025238
ISBN9780521793230
ISBN0521793238 (Trade Cloth) Active Record
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