Ethnic inequality often fuels civil war. While power sharing is seen as a potential solution, researchers disagree on its effectiveness.
This paper compares formal institutions and their indirect influence via behavior. Data from global studies analyze both institutional design and actual implementation patterns.
Key findings show that formal power-sharing structures primarily enable peace by encouraging specific behaviors among ethnic groups. These behavioral shifts mediate the causal relationship between institutional frameworks and conflict prevention outcomes.
| Power-Sharing: Institutions, Behavior, and Peace was authored by Nils-Christian Bormann, Lars-Erik Cederman, Scott Gates, Benjamin A.T. Graham, Simon Hug, Kaare Strom and Julian Wucherpfennig. It was published by Wiley in AJPS in 2019. |
