Power Sharing and Democracy in Post-Civil War States The Art of the Possible

Power Sharing and Democracy in Post-Civil War StatesThe Art of the Possible\nAuthor(s): Caroline A. Hartzell, Matthew Hoddie\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108478038, 978-1108478038\nSynopsis\nPower Sharing and Democracy in Post-Civil War Statesexamines the challenge of promoting democracy in the aftermath of civil war. Hartzell and Hoddie argue that minimalist democracy is the most realistic form of democracy to which states emerging from civil war violence can aspire. The adoption of power-sharing institutions within civil war settlements helps mitigate insecurity and facilitate democracy's emergence. Power sharing promotes 'democratization from above' by limiting the capacity of the state to engage in predatory behavior, and 'democratization from below' by empowering citizens to participate in politics. Drawing on cross-national and case study evidence, Hartzell and Hoddie find that post-c.