ID | 117939 |
Title Proper | Institutions for sustainable peace |
Other Title Information | from research gaps to new frontiers |
Language | ENG |
Author | Ansorg, Nadine ; Haass, Felix ; Strasheim, Julia |
Publication | 2013. |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | IN DIVIDED SOCIETIES, CHARACTERIZED BY AN ANTAGONISTIC SEGMENTATION among identity groups, formal state institutions are of paramount importance in regulating intergroup conflict. Institutional reform is thus an appealing option to shape such state institutions-the system of government, electoral systems and party regulations, territorial state structure, the judiciary, and the security sector-in order to promote sustainable peace and prevent the occurrence or recurrence of violent conflict. However, research is far from having arrived at a consensus about what institutions work where and how. Is the choice of institutional design in a postwar situation determined at all by expected political utility? What distinguishable effects can different designs have under what conditions? How do institutions interact-what role does the "concert of institutions" play in the impact on sustainable peace? |
`In' analytical Note | Global Governance Vol. 19, No.1; Jan-Mar 2013: p.19-26 |
Journal Source | Global Governance Vol. 19, No.1; Jan-Mar 2013: p.19-26 |
Key Words | Identity ; Institutional Reform ; Electoral Systems ; Party Regulations ; Judiciary ; Security Sector |