| ID | 080802 |
| Title Proper | Basque power-sharing experience |
| Other Title Information | from a destructive to a constructive conflict? |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Beck, Jan Mansvelt |
| Publication | 2008. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Neither the devolution of powers to the Basque Autonomous Community in Spain nor more than a decade of power-sharing within this region has led to a peaceful settlement of the Basque conflict. Combining Kriesberg's approach to conflict resolution and consociational theory, past power-sharing experiences are analysed. The lack of overarching loyalties, traditions of compromise, comprehensive participation and the continuation of violence have frustrated power-sharing. After the 2006 ceasefire, the conditions for giving the conflict a constructive turn have not fundamentally changed. The potential for alternative forms of power-sharing as a way out of the Basque conflict, combined or not with innovative territorial arrangements cannot be employed because of multi-scale polarisation. De-escalation as a prerequisite for new types of power-sharing arrangements requires relearning democratic pluralism and a recognition of ethnic hybridity in this politically and geographically fragmented society |
| `In' analytical Note | Nations and Nationalism Vol. 14, No.1; Jan 2008: p61-82 |
| Journal Source | Nations and Nationalism Vol. 14, No.1; Jan 2008: p61-82 |
| Key Words | Basque Conflict ; Conflict Resolution ; Power Sharing |