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Identity and Institutions

Conflict Reduction in Divided Societies

Inbunden, Engelska, 2005

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Explores the role of international institutions in reducing conflict in multiethnic societies.How can conflicts between various nationalist/ethnic groups be reduced? Combining theory with case studies of Spain and Ireland, Neal G. Jesse and Kristen P. Williams develop an argument favoring a solution that links resolving issues of identity and perceptions of inequality to the establishment of cross-national, democratic institutions. These institutions can affect deeply held attitudes by promoting overlapping identities and pooling sovereignty. Overlapping identities reduce tension by creating an atmosphere where different ethnic groups lose their strict definitions of Self and Other. Pooling sovereignty across a number of international (and national) representative bodies leads to increased access to governmental policymaking for all parties involved, with each nationalist/ethnic group having a stake in government. Increased access, moreover, reduces threat perceptions and ethnic security dilemmas, and increases trust-all of which play an important role in overcoming such conflicts.

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Utgivningsdatum2005-05-19
Mått155 x 237 x 18 mm
Vikt417 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieSUNY series in National Identities
Antal sidor208
FörlagState University of New York Press
ISBN9780791464519

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List of Illustrations Preface 1. Theory of Identity and Institutions 2. Inequality and Nationalist Conflicts: The Dual Process of State-Building and Nation-Building in Spain3. Integrating Strong National Identities in the European Union4. Protestants, Catholics, and the Good Friday Peace Agreement in Northern Ireland5. Conclusion: Institutions and the Construction of IdentityNotesBibliographyIndex

"Most studies dealing with post - cold war ethnic conflicts focus exclusively on the causes of these disagreements. Identity and Institutions, in contrast, analyzes how cross-border institutions, by combining entities, can help in reducing ethnic conflict. The blending of social psychology with political institutions is new, and makes a significant contribution." - Uk Heo, coeditor of Conflict in Asia: Korea, China-Taiwan, and India-Pakistan"