Peace through Self-Determination
ISBN:
978-3-03-037586-7
Auflage:
1st ed. 2020
Verlag:
Springer International Publishing
Land des Verlags:
Schweiz
Erscheinungsdatum:
25.01.2020
Reihe:
Federalism and Internal Conflicts
Format:
Hardcover
Seitenanzahl:
171
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Bringing together comparative politics, conflict research and social psychology, this book presents a novel theory to explain the consolidation outcomes of post-conflict autonomy arrangements. It builds on Social Identity Theory and identifies a successful process of ethnic recognition as the key prerequisite for peaceful interethnic cohabitation through territorial self-governance. As this process is highly context-dependent, the study identifies relevant structural and actor-centered factors and analyzes their occurrence in the consolidation periods of nineteen autonomy arrangements worldwide using Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). The author concludes that elites accept autonomy reforms if they promise a high degree of self-determination and, at the same time, ethnic recognition is not hindered by horizontal inequalities. Bargaining efforts succeed within inclusive institutions involving non-nationalist parties and international organizations. Autonomy reforms fail if thedegree of self-rule offered is too low and strong inequalities generate new grievances. Autocratic rule, nationalist parties, and a lack of international attention provide a breeding ground for further centrifugal activities. In-depth case studies on South Tyrol and the Chittagong Hill Tracts provide further evidence for the theoretical models.
Schlagwörter
South Tyrol
mutual recognition
Catalonia
Social Identity Theory
territorial autonomy
ethnic identity
self-rule
Chittagong Hill Tracts
ethnic self-determination conflicts
autonomy success and failure
post-conflict institutional engineering
degree of self-determination
successful autonomy
international integration of autonomous regions
external recognition
Biografische Anmerkung
Felix Schulte is a lecturer in the Institute of Political Science at Heidelberg University, Germany.
