Essays about: "Power-Sharing"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 40 essays containing the word Power-Sharing.

1. 26. Financing peace : Examining the effects of economic decentralization within territorial power sharing arrangements

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

   Author : Gulnar Mammadova; [2016]
   Keywords : territorial power sharing; regional autonomy; economic decentralization;

   Abstract : The empirical evidence and the academic literature point to the opposed directions on the capability of the territorial arrangements to extenuate conflict in ethnically divided and civil war-worn countries. Little is known about the diverse capacities of the territorial power sharing arrangements in diminishing violence in the post-conflict societies. READ MORE

3. 27. Fighting Corruption: A Cross-National Study on the Effect of Reserved Legislative Seats for Ethnic Groups on Corruption

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Ludvig Stendahl; [2016]
   Keywords : corruption; reserved seats; national legislature; quotas; minorities; ethnic groups; representation; power-sharing; governance;

   Abstract : The aim of this paper is to examine the relationship between reserved seats for ethnic groups in national legislatures and corruption. In 2008, over 30 countries were reserving seats for ethnic groups in their national legislature. READ MORE

4. 28. Selection of DC Voltage ControllingStation in an HVDC Grid

   University essay from KTH/Industriella informations- och styrsystem

   Author : Arvind Muthukrishnan; [2015]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : In the recent power system expansion driven by growing energy demand, more attention is beingput towards integration of large-scale renewable resources. The HVDC transmission system on topof, or in complement to, existing AC power has been considered as a relevant solution for integratingremote energy resources as well as cross-border power trading. READ MORE

5. 29. Consociational democracy as a tool for conflict resolution in plural societies

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Sayran Eliassi Sarzali; [2014]
   Keywords : Islamists; Seculars; Kurds; Consociationalism; Power-sharing; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The fragmentation of the Turkish society into religious, ethnic and ideological cleavages, as a result of a series of historical events, has led to armed conflicts and a series of military coups, claiming the life of thousands throughout history. Suffering from a democratic deficit, the Turkish state has repeatedly failed to create a system of democratic institutions that accommodates the interests and demands, of the diverse groups of the Turkish society. READ MORE

6. 30. Consociationalism in Northern Ireland : Power-sharing as making or breaking a national identity?

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

   Author : Elsa Olofsson; [2014]
   Keywords : Northern Ireland; Consociationalism; the Good Friday Agreement; Role of Membership; Nationalism National Identity;

   Abstract : The Northern Irish conflict known as the Troubles reached a peace process in 1998, through the framework of the Good Friday Agreement. Infused in the agreement are the traits of consociationalism, a theory often articulated by Professor Arend Lijphart. READ MORE