Peace by Design: Managing Intrastate Conflict through Decentralization by Dawn B

Description: Peace by Design by Dawn Brancati Peace by Design seeks to understand whether a particular type of political institution, namely decentralization or federalism, reduces intrastate conflict and under what conditions. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher 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 otherregions 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 morelikely 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 arefundamental to explaining why decentralization is not effective in reducing conflict in all countries. Brancatis ultimate conclusion is that decentralization can be effectively designed to promotepeace, 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. Author Biography 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. Table of Contents 1: IntroductionPart I Theory Development2: Decentralization: Fueling the Fire or Dampening the Flames of Intrastate Conflict?Part II Case Study Analysis3: Czechoslovakia4: Spain5: IndiaPart III Quantitative Analysis6: Ethnic Conflict and Secessionism7: Electoral Strength of Regional Parties8: ConclusionBibliographyNotesIndex Review This work represents a superb achievement. Well-written and admirably argued, Peace by Design will probably become de rigueur reading for all those seriously interested in understanding the linkages between decentralization, regional parties, and ethnic conflict. * David S. Siroky, Yale University, writing for Political Science Quarterly *The debate over whether territorial approaches to managing intrastate conflicts reduce or exacerbate them is as old as it is unresolved with different authors employing different methods and focusing on different cases that offer different answers ranging from strong endorsements of, to stern warnings against, employing decentralisation as a conflict management technique. Dawn Brancatis volume speaks well to this debate and offers one of the more sophisticated answers, differentiating clearly between different sets of conditions and timeframes in which decentralisation - conceptualised as federalism, i.e., a system of government in which central and sub-state governments have their distince legislative competences - might prove a successful mechanism for addressing conflict within states. * Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham, writing in International Peacekeeping *Brancatis innovative analysis does makes a valuable contribution to the ongoing academic debate regarding whether or not decentralisation is an effective tool in mitigating intra-state conflict. Whilst on its own Brancatis statistical analysis many not provide all the answers, her research does indeed provide a strong basis from which to further investigate this complex social phenomena through other research approaches. * Aisling Lyon, University of Bradford, writing in Journal of Peace, Conflict and Development *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. * Johan Dittrich Hallberg, Journal of Peach Research * Promotional This book seeks to understand whether a particular type of political institution, namely decentralization or federalism, reduces intrastate conflict and under what conditions Long 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 otherregions 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 morelikely 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 arefundamental to explaining why decentralization is not effective in reducing conflict in all countries. Brancatis ultimate conclusion is that decentralization can be effectively designed to promotepeace, 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. Review Quote "This work represents a superb achievement. Well-written and admirably argued,Peace by Designwill probably become de rigueur reading for all those seriously interested in understanding the linkages between decentralization, regional parties, and ethnic conflict."-Political Science Quarterly "The debate over whether territorial approaches to managing intrastate conflicts reduce or exacerbate them is as old as it is unresolved with different authors employing different methods and focusing on different cases that offer different answers ranging from strong endorsements of, to stern warnings against, employing decentralisation as a conflict management technique. Dawn Brancatis volume speaks well to this debate and offers one of the more sophisticated answers, differentiating clearly between different sets of conditions and timeframes in which decentralisation--conceptualised as federalism, i.e., a system of government in which central and sub-state governments have their distince legislative competences--might prove a successful mechanism for addressing conflict within states."--International Peacekeeping "Brancatis innovative analysis does makes a valuable contribution to the ongoing academic debate regarding whether or not decentralisation is an effective tool in mitigating intra-state conflict. Whilst on its own Brancatis statistical analysis many not provide all the answers, her research does indeed provide a strong basis from which to further investigate this complex social phenomena through other research approaches."--Journal of Peace, Conflict and Development Feature Major theoretical contribution which is accessible to a diverse audienceProvides major new dataset on constituency-level elections results Details ISBN0199587442 Publisher Oxford University Press ISBN-10 0199587442 ISBN-13 9780199587445 Format Paperback Author Dawn Brancati Short Title PEACE BY DESIGN Language English Media Book Imprint Oxford University Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 303.6 Illustrations Yes Pages 308 Affiliation Assistant Professor, Washington University, St. Louis. Subtitle Managing Intrastate Conflict through Decentralization Year 2010 Publication Date 2010-12-23 UK Release Date 2010-12-23 AU Release Date 2010-12-23 NZ Release Date 2010-12-23 Alternative 9780199549009 Audience Undergraduate We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:77427545;

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