Power Sharing and International Mediation in Ethnic Conflicts

Summary vii Foreword xv Preface xxi Introduction 1(10) Ethnic Conflict: Approaches, Patterns, and Dynamics 11(16) Approaches to Ethnic Conflict Analysis 12(2) Patterns of Ethnic Politics 14(6) Escalation and De-escalation 20(7) Democracy and Its Alternatives in Deeply Divided Societies 27(20) Problems of Majoritarian Democracy 30(4) Power Sharing: The Consociational Approach 34(6) Power Sharing: The Integrative Approach 40(7) A Typology of Conflict-Regulating Practices 47(30) Territorial Divisions of Power 49(4) Decision Rules 53(11) Public Policy: Defining State-Ethnic Relations 64(5) Ten Conflict-Regulating Practices 69(8) Power Sharing and Peace Processes 77(10) Avoiding a Worse Outcome 78(2) Transitional Moments and Peace Processes 80(7) International Intervention and Power Sharing 87(32) Are Existing Borders Sacrosanct? 89(3) International Mediation 92(22) Policy Making and Power Sharing 114(5) Notes 119(14) References 133