Marc Weller, Katherine Nobbs

Asymmetric Autonomy and the Settlement of Ethnic Conflicts

Herausgeber: Weller, Marc; Nobbs, Katherine

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Produktbeschreibung

This collection of new case studies assesses the ability of asymmetrical autonomy agreements to resolve violent struggles between central governments and separatist groups within their borders.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780812222388
• ISBN-10: 0812222385
• Artikelnr.: 35560449

Autorenporträt

Edited by Marc Weller and Katherine Nobbs

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
PART I. ASYMMETRICAL APPROACHES TO STATE DESIGN
1 Cases of Asymmetrical Territorial Autonomy
—Stefan Wolff
2 The Russian Constitutional System: Complexity and Asymmetry
—Bill Bowring
3 Partial Asymmetry and Federal Construction: Accommodating Diversity in
the Canadian Constitution
—Raffaele Iacovino
4 Elusive Autonomy in Sub-Saharan Africa
—Coel Kirkby and Christina Murray
5 Asymmetry in the Face of Heavily Disproportionate Power Relations: Hong
Kong
—Johannes Chan
6 Asymmetric Autonomy in the United Kingdom
—John McGarry
PART II. CONFLICT SETTLEMENTS
7 Thinking About Asymmetry and Symmetry in the Remaking of Iraq
—Brendan O'Leary
PART III. EMERGING SETTLEMENTS
8 The Case for Asymmetric Federalism in Georgia: A Missed Opportunity
—Jonathan Wheatley
9 Gagauz Autonomy in Moldova: The Real and the Virtual in Post-Soviet State
Design
—Oleh Protsyk
10 Asymmetric Autonomy and Power Sharing for Sri Lanka: A Political
Solution to Ethnic Conflict?
—Kristina Eichhorst
11 Puntland's Declaration of Autonomy and Somaliland's Secession: Two
Quests for Self-Governance in a Failed State
—Janina Dill
Conclusion
List of Contributors
Index