Can democracy be designed : The politics of institutional choice in conflict-torn societies

By:

Bastian Sunil

Contributor(s):

Luckham Robin

Publication details: London Zed Books 2003Description: 336p xivISBN:

9781842771518

Subject(s):

Democracy.1. Democratization2. Ethnic Conflict3. Political Violence

DDC classification:

321.800000 BAS

Contents:

Contents Introduction - Sunil Bastian and Robin Luckham; 1. Democratic Institutions, Democratic Politics and Political Violence - Robin Luckham, Anne Marie Goetz and Mary Kaldor; 2. The Politics of Institutional Design in the South African Transition - David Pottie and Shireen Hassim; 3. Constitutional Design in Conflict-Torn Societies: Uganda's Experience - James Katalikawe and Aaron Griffiths; 4. Ghana: The Political Economy of 'Successful' Ethno-Regional Conflict-Management - E. Gyimah-Boadi; 5. The Politics of Institutional Design in Sri Lanka - Radhika Coomaraswamy; 6. Proportional Representation, Political Violence and the Participation of Women in the Political Process in Sri Lanka - Kishali Pinto Jayawardena; 7. The Political Economy of Electoral Reform: Proportional Representation in Sri Lanka - Sunil Bastian; 8. Electoral Engineering and the Politicization of Ethnic Frictions in Fiji - Jon Fraenkel; 9. Conflict and the Paradoxes of Democracy in Former Yugoslavia - Zarko Puhovski; 10. Constitutions and Constitution-Making in Times of Conflict: Bosnia-Hercegovina - Zdravko Grebo; 11. Managing Ethnic Conflicts: Decentralization in Bosnia-Hercegovina - Vesna Bojicic; 12. Conclusions - Sunil Bastian and Robin Luckham.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
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Contents
Introduction - Sunil Bastian and Robin Luckham;
1. Democratic Institutions, Democratic Politics and Political Violence - Robin Luckham, Anne Marie Goetz and Mary Kaldor;
2. The Politics of Institutional Design in the South African Transition - David Pottie and Shireen Hassim;
3. Constitutional Design in Conflict-Torn Societies: Uganda's Experience - James Katalikawe and Aaron Griffiths;
4. Ghana: The Political Economy of 'Successful' Ethno-Regional Conflict-Management - E. Gyimah-Boadi;
5. The Politics of Institutional Design in Sri Lanka - Radhika Coomaraswamy;
6. Proportional Representation, Political Violence and the Participation of Women in the Political Process in Sri Lanka - Kishali Pinto Jayawardena;
7. The Political Economy of Electoral Reform: Proportional Representation in Sri Lanka - Sunil Bastian;
8. Electoral Engineering and the Politicization of Ethnic Frictions in Fiji - Jon Fraenkel;
9. Conflict and the Paradoxes of Democracy in Former Yugoslavia - Zarko Puhovski;
10. Constitutions and Constitution-Making in Times of Conflict: Bosnia-Hercegovina - Zdravko Grebo;
11. Managing Ethnic Conflicts: Decentralization in Bosnia-Hercegovina - Vesna Bojicic;
12. Conclusions - Sunil Bastian and Robin Luckham.

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