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Inclusion, Recognition, and Inter-Group Comparisons: The Effects of Power-Sharing Institutions on Grievances
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Abstract
Extant evidence suggests that power-sharing reduces the participation of minorities in civil conflict by alleviating their grievances. Yet, it remains unclear how and to what degree power-sharing should be institutionalized. Moreover, direct attitudinal evidence for the grievance mechanism remains r... view more
Extant evidence suggests that power-sharing reduces the participation of minorities in civil conflict by alleviating their grievances. Yet, it remains unclear how and to what degree power-sharing should be institutionalized. Moreover, direct attitudinal evidence for the grievance mechanism remains rare. Addressing these gaps, I argue that corporate power-sharing which is constitutionally-enshrined and explicitly recognizes minorities most strongly alleviates their grievances. However, it simultaneously accentuates the importance of relative inter-group comparisons. This means that minorities with a lower relative degree of corporate power-sharing than their 'peers' in the same country and transnational kin population should have higher grievances, irrespective of its absolute level. Using an extensive combination of mass survey data, I test my expectations in a series of hierarchical multi-level models. By highlighting the importance of institutional design, my results have significant implications for policy in multi-ethnic societies and for the scholarly literature on accommodation and grievances more generally.... view less
Keywords
ISSP; inclusion; power; appeal; civil war; constitution
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Free Keywords
power sharing; consociationalism; International Social Survey Programme: Environment III - ISSP 2010 (ZA5500); International Social Survey Programme: Health and Health Care - ISSP 2011 (ZA5800); International Social Survey Programme: Family and Changing Gender Roles IV - ISSP 2012 (ZA5900); International Social Survey Programme: National Identity III - ISSP 2013 (ZA5950); International Social Survey Programme: Citizenship II - ISSP 2014 (ZA6670); International Social Survey Programme: Citizenship II - ISSP 2014 (ZA6770)
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Page/Pages
p. 1783-1810
Journal
Journal of Conflict Resolution, 67 (2023) 9
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/00220027231153583
ISSN
1552-8766
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed