Bulletin n. 1/2005 | ||
December 2005 | ||
Obydenkova Anastassia |
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Institutional Tools of Conflict Management - Asymmetrical Federalism in Ethnic-Territorial Conflicts: Quantitative Analysis of Russian Regions | ||
in Peace, Conflict and Development , Volume 7, Issue 7, July , 2005 , pp. 251-281 | ||
The following paper analyses the role of federal institutions in ethnic-territorial conflict management. For many years, there have been arguments favouring federalism as the best possible form of government for a nation of disparate ethnicities and regions. The general idea is that a centralised federal government that protects both national and regional interests is the most responsive form of administration for a state marked by ethnic and territorial diversity. This paper explores the interconnection between conflict, democratisation and the role of federal institutions in conflict mitigation. Full text available at http://www.peacestudiesjournal.org.uk/docs/July05Obydenkova.pdf | ||