Crafting Peace
Power-Sharing Institutions and the Negotiated Settlement of Civil Wars
208 pages | 6 x 9 | 2007
ISBN 978-0-271-03207-8 | cloth: $55.00 sh
ISBN 978-0-271-03208-5 | paper: $27.50 sh
Paperback edition due in September
“This landmark study is the best book available on the relatively recent experiment of ending civil wars by constructing powersharing governments from former adversaries. The identification of four dimensions of powersharing is a major theoretical development. The original dataset is subjected to sophisticated quantitative analysis and is buttressed by impressive in-depth case studies. The conclusions are important for both theoretical and policy reasons. Every future researcher will have to take this analysis into consideration.” —Roy Licklider, Rutgers University
"This engaging and rigorous research addresses one of the most vexing issues in achieving postwar peace: forging and maintaining power-sharing among the protagonists in conflict. They argue, quite convincingly and with a diverse research design—and against conventional wisdom—that more power-sharing is better to achieve durable peace in war-torn societies. Scholars and practitioners working to negotiate and implement settlements in civil wars will want to read this volume and reconsider some of the skepticism that swirls around power-sharing today."—Timothy Sisk, University of Denver
Caroline A. Hartzell is Associate Professor of Political Science at Gettysburg College.
Matthew Hoddie is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Towson University.
Contents
List of Tables and Figures
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Introduction: Institutions and the Negotiated Settlement of Civil Wars
1 After the Fighting Stops: Security Concerns, Institutions, and the Post–Civil War Environment
2 Creating Power-Sharing and Power-Dividing Institutions
3 Institutionalizing an Enduring Peace
4 Implementing Power-Sharing and Power-Dividing Agreements
5 Negotiating for Peace in Angola and the Philippines: Case Studies of Failure and Success
Conclusion
Appendix
References
Index