From War to Democracy

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“…The contemporary attention to state-building is rooted in discourses about state fragility and failure, which legitimizes interventions to strengthen state authority and political stability (Call, 2008;Jarstad & Sisk, 2008;Paris, 2004). Snyder (2007a, 2007b) thus argue that democratization should be sequenced in the sense that institutions to secure political stability and rule of law should precede political liberalization in order to reduce the likelihood of destabilizing social protests and conflicts (see also Fukuyama, 2014;Paris & Sisk, 2009).…”

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Democratization in the Global South: From democratic transitions to transformative democratic politics

Stokke

2018

Geography Compass

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Democracy has attained a hegemonic position both as a normative ideal and as the dominant form of government, but there are growing concerns about democratic decline and crisis. The numerical growth of democracies has slowed down, and there have been some reversals from democratic to authoritarian rule in recent years. Nevertheless, the primary concern is about the substance of formal democracies, especially as recent democratic transitions have tended to produce depoliticized democracies and hybrid forms of rule rather than substantive democracy. This article uses the growth and decline of democracy as an occasion to review the current state of democracy in the world, discusses the links between the modality of democratic transition and problems of post‐transition democratic substance, and examines competing approaches to democratic deepening. A case is made for shifting the perspective on democratization, from democratic transitions to the open‐ended politics of substantial democratization. This means that the analytical approach should be broadened from elitist institutional design for electoral democracy to transformative democratic politics. The article presents this line of argument and provides brief illustrations based on recent transitions in the Global South.

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Democratization in the Global South: From democratic transitions to transformative democratic politics

Stokke

2018

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Unpacking the Peacekeeping–Peacebuilding Nexus: A Human Security Proposal

Imboden

2012

Conflict Resolution Qtrly

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Peacekeepers are no longer only keeping peace; operating within a human security framework, they are asked to focus on early peacebuilding as well. However, they currently lack the tools to build peace effectively. This article reiterates the necessity to unpack the peacekeeping–peacebuilding nexus so that an integrated approach can be designed. A two‐step human security approach is proposed: (1) conducting a human security threat assessment and (2) conducting an impact assessment of externalities associated with the intervention. The aim is to help policy makers design integrated interventions able to coordinate peacekeeping and peacebuilding activities in a complementary manner.

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Decentralization as a conflict transformation tool: The challenge in Kosovo

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Dunbar

2010

Public Admin & Development

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Perspectives are divided on whether decentralization can ease ethnic conflict. This article considers whether asymmetric decentralization reforms in Kosovo have reduced tensions between Kosovo Albanians (K‐Albanians) and Serbs (K‐Serbs). We argue that because decentralization has been linked to Kosovo's sovereignty in the years after the NATO bombings, during the final status talks, and after independence, it has not achieved intended outcomes throughout the territory of Kosovo. Instead of assuaging tensions and generating allegiance to the central government, decentralization has re‐inforced ethnic divisions and strengthened K‐Serb ties to Serbia, particularly in northern Kosovo. Concessions to majority Serb municipalities in Kosovo have been seen by K‐Serbs as a bribe to buy acceptance of independence, while K‐Albanians question their leaders' continued policy of asymmetric decentralization. Since independence, there have been some encouraging developments in southern municipalities, where K‐Serbs have participated in municipal elections organized by Pristina. Based on Kosovo's experience, we argue that policy‐makers must consider the impact of decentralization reforms at multiple levels of conflict. Further, although we find that decentralization may engage minorities in political processes if reforms are attempted after the establishment of a central government, we caution that it must be combined with policies to encourage interaction and dialogue between ethnic groups if it is to assuage conflict. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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From War to Democracy

Cited by 113 publications

References 155 publications

Democratization in the Global South: From democratic transitions to transformative democratic politics

Democratization in the Global South: From democratic transitions to transformative democratic politics

Unpacking the Peacekeeping–Peacebuilding Nexus: A Human Security Proposal

Decentralization as a conflict transformation tool: The challenge in Kosovo

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