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Title ProperKeeping the peace after partition
Other Title Informationethnic minorities, civil wars, and the third generation ethnic security dilemma
LanguageENG
AuthorJohnson, Carter
Summary / Abstract (Note)This paper examines partition as a solution to ethnic civil wars and modifies the ethnic security dilemma, suggesting that strong state institutions are more important than demographically separating ethnic groups to achieve an enduring peace. The paper starts with a puzzle: if ethnic separation is required for peace, how do some partitions that leave minorities behind maintain peace? The paper compares post-partition Georgia–Abkhazia, which experienced violence renewal within five years of the partition, with post-partition Moldova–Transnistria, which maintained peace. Both countries had ‘stay-behind’ ethnic minorities. The paper also disaggregates and compares the territories within post-partition Abkhazia, which contain ethnic Georgians: Lower Gali experienced violence while neighboring Upper Gali did not. The paper argues that state institutions create an incentive for ethnic minorities to collaborate with the state, regardless of minority preferences, and this helps maintain peace. However, preferences become important where institutions are weak and members of the ethnic minority have the opportunity to defect; this increases the likelihood of violence. The results build on the ethnic security dilemma by specifying micro-mechanisms and challenging the theory's reliance on intransigent ethnic identities in explaining the causes of post-partition violence.
`In' analytical NoteCivil Wars Vol. 17, No.1; Mar 2015: p.25-50
Journal SourceCivil Wars Vol: 17 No 1
Key WordsPeace ;  Civil Wars ;  Partition ;  Ethnic Minorities ;  Ethnic Security Dilemma ;  Third Generation


 
 
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