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  1. 1. DEMOCRACY FOR ALL? A Quantitative Study on How Power-sharing Affects Approval of Non-Democratic Governance in African Post-Conflict Societies

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Viktor Johannes Päts; [2023-10-30]
    Keywords : Intrastate conflict; post-conflict power-sharing; Afrobarometer; non-democratic governance; grievances;

    Abstract : Since the Cold War, intrastate conflicts have become more common, and more conflict settlements call for power-sharing. Despite power-sharing being so common as a means of ending civil conflict, academic research indicates that power-sharing could be harmful to democratization. READ MORE

  3. 2. Consociational Democracies and Human Rights : A Case Study on Bosnia and Herzegovina

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Anes Mehmeti; [2023]
    Keywords : Consociationalism; Bosnia and Herzegovina; human rights; minority rights; political participation;

    Abstract : Power-sharing democratic models, such as consociationalism, are becoming a fundamental solution for divided societies. Consociationalism aims to divide power between the majority segments of a plural society using four characteristics: grand coalition, segmental autonomy, proportionality, and mutual veto. READ MORE

  4. 3. Parallel Operation of Grid-Forming Power Inverters

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Alessia Camboni; [2023]
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    Abstract : The use of renewable energy sources has been increasing during the last few years, both to obtain a less impacting energy production, and because of the limited fossil resources. Renewable sources are connected to the grid using inverters, which can be controlled in two main modes, grid-following, and grid-forming. READ MORE

  5. 4. Consociational Democracy and The Prospects of Agonistic Peace: A Mixed Method Study of the Effects of Lebanese Power-Sharing from 2006 to 2022

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Zacharias Spindler; [2023]
    Keywords : Key words: Consociational democracy; Lebanon; power-sharing; agonistic peace; government immobilism; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Abstract The thesis highlights the need for a broader understanding of consociational democracy and its relationship with government immobilism and agonistic peace. Being a mixed study of the period 2006 to 2022, it suggests that the existing theory of consociational democracy, as proposed by Arend Lijphart (1969) overlooks the cyclical nature of these factors in Lebanon. READ MORE

  6. 5. Negotiating the Sacred : Political Settlements and the Termination of Intrastate Armed Religious Conflicts

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Noé Petitjean; [2022]
    Keywords : peace duration; religious conflicts; political power sharing; duration analysis;

    Abstract : The involvement of religious dimensions in armed conflict reduces the space for resolution and threatens the durability of peace. Yet, there are empirical cases showing that it is possible to address the challenges posed by religious dimensions. There are various avenues to secure durable peace for conflicts involving religious dimensions. READ MORE