Decentralization, Special Territorial Autonomy, and Peace Negotiations

Author(s): Nicole Töpperwien (State Concepts) in cooperation with MSP and the UN Mediation Support Unit
Series: Peace Mediation Essentials
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich; swisspeace
Publication Year: 2010

Power-sharing can be a key to peace: A lack of self-rule at the regional or local levels can be among the root causes of conflict, particularly in deeply divided societies. Future power-sharing arrangements, including decentralization and special territorial autonomy, can become necessary parts of peace negotiations and of developing a vision of the future organization of the state.

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