Subnational Governance and Conflict : The Merits of Subnational Governance as a Catalyst for Peace

The potential for subnational governance to serve as a catalyst of peace has been widely recognized. It is reflected in the frequent inclusion of subnational governance arrangements in political settlements. The study seeks to analyze the merits an...

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Main Authors: Wolff, Stefan, Ross, Simona, Wee, Asbjorn
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/295081599810868734/The-Merits-of-Subnational-Governance-as-a-Catalyst-for-Peace
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spelling okr-10986-344362021-09-17T05:12:15Z Subnational Governance and Conflict : The Merits of Subnational Governance as a Catalyst for Peace Wolff, Stefan Ross, Simona Wee, Asbjorn GOVERNANCE SUBNATIONAL GOVERNANCE CONFLICT-AFFECTED STATES POLITICAL SETTLEMENT PEACE BUILDING CONFLICT MITIGATION EXCLUSION CONFLICT DRIVERS REDISTRIBUTION POLITICAL POWER POWER SHARING SECESSION The potential for subnational governance to serve as a catalyst of peace has been widely recognized. It is reflected in the frequent inclusion of subnational governance arrangements in political settlements. The study seeks to analyze the merits and risks of subnational governance as a conflict mitigation mechanism within the framework of political settlement processes. This work is a contribution to the broader effort to close the knowledge gap on how development interventions can support the transition from war to peace. The findings are largely informed by in-depth analysis of seven case studies of countries where subnational governance arrangements have been applied and proposed as a tool for mitigating violent conflict. These include Kenya, the Philippines, Somalia, Myanmar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yemen, and Mali. 2020-09-15T17:08:40Z 2020-09-15T17:08:40Z 2020 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/295081599810868734/The-Merits-of-Subnational-Governance-as-a-Catalyst-for-Peace http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34436 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Public Sector Study Bosnia and Herzegovina Kenya Mali Myanmar Philippines Somalia Yemen, Republic of
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topic GOVERNANCE
SUBNATIONAL GOVERNANCE
CONFLICT-AFFECTED STATES
POLITICAL SETTLEMENT
PEACE BUILDING
CONFLICT MITIGATION
EXCLUSION
CONFLICT DRIVERS
REDISTRIBUTION
POLITICAL POWER
POWER SHARING
SECESSION
spellingShingle GOVERNANCE
SUBNATIONAL GOVERNANCE
CONFLICT-AFFECTED STATES
POLITICAL SETTLEMENT
PEACE BUILDING
CONFLICT MITIGATION
EXCLUSION
CONFLICT DRIVERS
REDISTRIBUTION
POLITICAL POWER
POWER SHARING
SECESSION
Wolff, Stefan
Ross, Simona
Wee, Asbjorn
Subnational Governance and Conflict : The Merits of Subnational Governance as a Catalyst for Peace
geographic_facet Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kenya
Mali
Myanmar
Philippines
Somalia
Yemen, Republic of
description The potential for subnational governance to serve as a catalyst of peace has been widely recognized. It is reflected in the frequent inclusion of subnational governance arrangements in political settlements. The study seeks to analyze the merits and risks of subnational governance as a conflict mitigation mechanism within the framework of political settlement processes. This work is a contribution to the broader effort to close the knowledge gap on how development interventions can support the transition from war to peace. The findings are largely informed by in-depth analysis of seven case studies of countries where subnational governance arrangements have been applied and proposed as a tool for mitigating violent conflict. These include Kenya, the Philippines, Somalia, Myanmar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yemen, and Mali.
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author Wolff, Stefan
Ross, Simona
Wee, Asbjorn
author_facet Wolff, Stefan
Ross, Simona
Wee, Asbjorn
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title Subnational Governance and Conflict : The Merits of Subnational Governance as a Catalyst for Peace
title_short Subnational Governance and Conflict : The Merits of Subnational Governance as a Catalyst for Peace
title_full Subnational Governance and Conflict : The Merits of Subnational Governance as a Catalyst for Peace
title_fullStr Subnational Governance and Conflict : The Merits of Subnational Governance as a Catalyst for Peace
title_full_unstemmed Subnational Governance and Conflict : The Merits of Subnational Governance as a Catalyst for Peace
title_sort subnational governance and conflict : the merits of subnational governance as a catalyst for peace
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2020
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/295081599810868734/The-Merits-of-Subnational-Governance-as-a-Catalyst-for-Peace
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