Why is power sharing desirable

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Power sharing is a conflict resolution practice in which multiple groups share political, military, or economic power with each other according to agreed rules. It can refer to any formal framework or informal treaty governing the distribution of power among divided communities. Since the end of the Cold War, power-sharing systems have become increasingly popular in negotiating the settlement of armed conflicts. Two common theoretical approaches to power-sharing are dissociation and centripetal theory. Dimensions of Power Sharing Essentially, power-sharing agreements have provisions that involve at least one of the following: Political, economic, military, or territorial control. The sharing of political power includes the rules governing the distribution of political tasks and the exercise of decision-making power. Power can be shared by ensuring the simultaneous inclusion of all major parties in the governing cabinet through rules on forming a major coalition. Share through political equivalence, allowing minorities to remain competitive and gain some political power through democratic elections. Ratios also indicate the sharing of economic power, since the allocation of public resources can be set according to the size of communities. In neonatal systems, the political function can also be closely linked to economic opportunity, meaning that the equitable distribution of political power overlaps with economic power sharing. Theories of Power Sharing Forms of Power Shari...

By September 2003 Mark Gerzon reflects on the importance of symbols of power in his facilitation of a U.S. Congressional retreat. If parties in intractable conflicts -- particularly in societies divided by deep ethnic, racial or religious differences -- find that they are unable to These are the basic principles of power sharing as traditionally conceived: • grand coalition governments in which nearly all political parties have appointments; • protection of minority rights for groups; • decentralization of power; • decision making by consensus. Today, there is a more expanded definition of power sharing, such that a wide range of options exist for engendering consensus and compromise in deeply divided societies. One of the most important tasks for practitioners in intractable conflict is pairing thoughtful assessments about the Ostensibly, power-sharing solutions are designed to marry principles of In many situations, the international community works proactively to encourage parties to adopt power sharing instead of waging war. In Afghanistan, for example, following the fall of the Taliban, international mediators worked hard at the Bonn negotiations in December 2001 to ensure that the transitional government under interim (now permanent) leader Hamid Karzai was broadly representative of the major ethnic groups in this highly diverse and long-conflicted country. In Ivory Coast, French mediators have brokered a pact in early 2003 to end that country's civil war; rebel comm...

• The democratically elected government adopted a series of Majoritarian policy measures to establish Sinhala supremacy. These are: → Sinhala as the only official language. → The governments followed preferential policies that favoured Sinhala applicants for university positions and government jobs. • These decisions gradually increased the feeling of alienation among the Sri Lankan Tamils. • The Sri Lankan Tamils launched parties and struggles for the recognition of Tamil as an official language, for regional autonomy and equality of opportunity in securing education and jobs. • By 1980s several political organisations were formed demanding an independent Tamil Eelam (state) in northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka. • It soon turned into Civil War. Accommodation in Belgium • Between 1970 and 1993, Belgian's constitution amended four times to work out an arrangement that wouldmakeeveryone to live together. • The elements of the Belgian model: → Constitution prescribes that the number of Dutch and French-speaking ministers shall be equal in the central government.

Power sharing is desirable in democracy because: (i) Prudential reasons: (a) It helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups. Since social conflict often leads to violence and political instability. (b) It is a good way to ensure the stability of political order. (c) Imposing the will of majority, community over others may look like an attractive option in the short run, but in the long run it undermines the unity of the nation. (ii) Moral reasons: (a) Power sharing is the very spirit of democracy. A democratic rule involves sharing power with those affected by its exercise and who have to live with its effect. (b) People have a right to be consulted on how they are to be governed. (c) A legitimate government is one where citizens through participation, acquire a stake in the system.

• It helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups. Since social conflict often leads to violence and political instability. • It is a good way to ensure the stability of political order. • Imposing the will of majority community over others may look like an attractive option in the short run, but in the long run it undermines the unity of the nation. • Power sharing is the very spirit of democracy. A democratic rule involves sharing power with those affected by its exercise and who have to live with its effect. • People have a right to be consulted on how they are to be governed. • A legitimate government is one where citizens through participation, acquire a stake in the system.