Ethnofederalism and the Management of Ethnic Conflict: Assessing the Alternatives: Table 1

Anderson, Liam

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“…Nevertheless, Dinch (2008) argues that unitary system was one of the devils we knew and replace it by federalism is also a devil we do not know. Anderson (2015) expresses that due to poverty, political instability, religious intolerance and poor governance in developing countries like India, Iraq and Nigeria, federalism has not achieved the expected results, nor has it been able to bridge the gap between different states and end communal and ethnic tensions. What is even more worrying is that in the past decades, there has been ample evidence that such issues have been sparking and badly strengthened.…”

Section: Scrutinising Federalism: Principles Practices and Consequencesmentioning

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Federalism Practice in Nepal Prospects and Upshots

Acharya

Chandrika

2021

J. S. Asian Stud.

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This paper examines the core attributes and characteristics of federalism such as state restructuring, power-sharing, ensuring fundamental rights, and intergovernmental relationships. These are underpinned by constitutional provisions of 2015. Both primary and secondary information were used as a data sources. However, the constitution 2015 and citizens' responses were used as major sources of information. Seventy-two key informant interviews were administered purposely to triangulate the results. Findings indicate that the state was reformed into 7 provinces, and 753 local government units. However, much debate and discussions could not take place adequately on behalf of the state regarding the state restructuring process, nor had any established principles and criteria been used. As a result, there are many doubts have been emerged to implement federalism at the grassroots level. Although the government saying was that few indicators were designed to restructure the local governments, the political parties mainly Madheshi and identity-based sub-regional groups differed to the government decision. In addition, the constitution gives legislative, executive, and judiciary functions to all levels of governments, while capacity restraints, and lack of adequate legal procedures; federation have been extending its dominant role. Latterly, the inter-government relationship was adversely affected due for various reasons. For instance, firstly, imbalances of vertical and horizontal relationships; Secondly, provincial, and local governments' fiscal dependency on the federal government; and thirdly, power-seeking attitude of the bureaucracy. In the end, an applicable mechanism of service delivery and governance integrity is recommended for to effective federalization.

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Section: Scrutinising Federalism: Principles Practices and Consequencesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Federalism Practice in Nepal Prospects and Upshots

Acharya

Chandrika

2021

J. S. Asian Stud.

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“…Other popular ethnic management strategies such as ethnofederalism and institutionalized power-sharing were not considered to be relevant in the context of the study. While ethnofederalism in the broadest sense equates to “ethnically defined territorial autonomy” (Anderson, 2015, p. 3), Kazakhstan is, territorially speaking, not a federative state, neither has its leadership indicated any willingness to change the system of government or establish a territorial autonomy for any of its minorities (like Uzbekistan, Moldova, or Ukraine). Moreover, the power in the country is monopolized by one ethnic group and one political party, so the system does not envisage any institutionalized frameworks for power-sharing.…”

Section: Comparing Theoretical Approaches With the Kazakhstani Model:mentioning

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Reassessing classification of Kazakhstan’s ethnic management model: A comparative approach

Daminov

2020

Journal of Eurasian Studies

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Kazakhstan’s model of ethnic management is often classified as a typical example of national identity-building. Kazakhstani politicians and media, however, prefer to refer to it as their unique third way. The article attempts to disprove both these claims. It argues that Kazakhstan merely uses two different ethnic management approaches—national identity-building and hegemonic exchange. The article tests this hypothesis by conducting a comparative analysis of various theoretical approaches to ethnic management and applying them to Kazakhstan. Furthermore, it explains what this dual approach means in terms of operationality by outlining the key challenges the model faces. The final section of the article summarizes its findings and provides recommendations.

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“…With institutions of decentralization, I refer to the sociopolitical organizations, norms, regulations, and operating procedures that shape the structures of decentralization. Several authors noted that the formation of these institutions can be crucial to understand the mechanism between decentralization and conflict prevention (Rode et al 2018;Sorens 2016;Anderson 2015;Bakke 2015;Lecours 2011;Hale 2004;Anderson 2004).…”

Section: Institutions Of Decentralizationmentioning

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Decentralization and Conflict Prevention

Tan¹

2020

The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Peace and Conflict Studies

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Decentralization commonly refers to the release of power and authority from central government to lower tiers of government to make them administratively and financially less dependent on the central government. Decentralization can take up fiscal, administrative, and political forms, it could be arranged symmetrically or asymmetrically at subnational level, and it can occur both in federal and non-federal states. Decentralization is widely endorsed by international organizations and policymakers to mitigate inter-ethnic conflicts and secessionist movements. The idea is that by giving groups and regional authorities the control over their own political, social, and economic affairs, it is possible to undercut the conditions cultivating ethnic conflicts and secessionist tendencies. However, the theoretical and empirical studies fall short to verify if decentralization can indeed prevent conflicts. While some scholars argue that political decentralization or ethnofederalism can prevent conflicts and secessionist challenges, others argue that political decentralization can exacerbate such challenges. The mechanism between decentralization and conflict prevention is complex, and there remains many unknown in this relationship.

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Ethnofederalism and the Management of Ethnic Conflict: Assessing the Alternatives: Table 1

Cited by 30 publications

References 32 publications

Federalism Practice in Nepal Prospects and Upshots

Federalism Practice in Nepal Prospects and Upshots

Reassessing classification of Kazakhstan’s ethnic management model: A comparative approach

Decentralization and Conflict Prevention

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