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Conflict Management and Mismanagement in Federal Systems

Conflict Management and Mismanagement in Federal Systems. Democratic Federalism – An Intensive Course offered to Iraqi University Faculty by the Forum of Federations – Amman, June 18 to July 5, 2007. Outline. Centralised states and plural societies

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Conflict Management and Mismanagement in Federal Systems

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  1. Conflict Management and Mismanagement in Federal Systems Democratic Federalism – An Intensive Course offered to Iraqi University Faculty by the Forum of Federations – Amman, June 18 to July 5, 2007

  2. Outline • Centralised states and plural societies • Democracy, authoritarianism and the management of grievances • Conflicts and violent breakdown • Cooperation in the shadow of violence • Building trust • Unity and diversity • Ties that bind • Neighbourhood effects • Regional economies • Regional security complexes

  3. States and plural societiesDemocracy, authoritarianism and the management of grievances 2003 map of all groups that experienced discrimination www.cidcm.umd.edu/mar/persecution.asp#discrimination

  4. States and plural societiesDemocracy, authoritarianism and the management of grievances 2003 map of all groups that experienced repression www.cidcm.umd.edu/mar/persecution.asp#discrimination

  5. Centralised states and plural societiesConflicts and violent breakdown BBC programme: One day of war, monitors armed conflicts around the world http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/programmes/this_world/one_day_of_war/clickable_map/html/introduction.stm

  6. Cooperation in the shadow of violenceThe problem of building trust • The impact of violence • The fragility of peace agreements • Security concerns and the commitment problem • The prospect of federalism • A tool to build trust?

  7. Cooperation in the shadow of violenceThe imperatives of unity and diversity • Federations and rights protection • Territorial autonomy • Personal / cultural autonomy • Federations and the reconciliation of seemingly competing objectives • Federations, a first step to full sovereignty?

  8. Cooperation in the shadow of violenceThe ties that bind • Creating national identities • Inclusive of all groups • Compatible with other identities • Creating mutual interests • Confidence-building measures • Promoting stability • Renewing the social contract

  9. Neighbourhood effects • Particularly important in stabilizing/destabilizing countries that have experienced recent violence • Regional war / peace economies • Regional security / insecurity complexes

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