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Power sharing is a practice in conflict resolution where multiple groups distribute political, military, or economic power among themselves according to agreed rules. (2026). 9780271054742, Penn State University Press. ISBN 9780271054742 It can refer to any formal framework or Elite pact that regulates the distribution of power between divided communities. (2026). 9780367173784 ISBN 9780367173784 Since the end of the Cold War, power-sharing systems have become increasingly commonplace in Peace treaty for armed conflict. (2026). 9780415666015, Routledge. ISBN 9780415666015 Two common theoretical approaches to power sharing are consociationalism and centripetalism.
At the state level, "power sharing is intended to hold the existing state together with the active participation and support of its minorities, unlike strategies of genocide, expulsion, partition and control".
Alternatives to power sharing may include coercive assimilation, assimilationist strategies, integrationist strategies, accommodationist strategies, multiculturalism, consociation, territorial pluralism and straightforward decolonisation.
Political power-sharing involves rules governing the distribution of political offices and the exercise of decision-making powers. Power may be shared by guaranteeing the inclusion of all significant parties simultaneously in the governing cabinet through rules on grand coalition formation. Alternatively, it may involve sharing power by guaranteeing sequential access to political office, like a rotating premiership. can provide power-sharing through political proportionality, which better allows for minority groups to remain competitive and win a portion of political power through democratic elections. (1977). 9780300158182 ISBN 9780300158182
Proportionality also informs economic power-sharing, as the distribution of public resources may be instituted respective to the size of communities. In neopatrimonial systems, political office may also be closely related to economic opportunity, meaning an equitable distribution of political power overlaps with economic power-sharing. even equitable distribution of political power overlaps with economic power-sharing.
Some political scientists argue that power sharing is an effective way to reduce the likelihood of conflict in divided states.
Consociational power-sharing in ethnically pluralistic societies consists in a set of measures and rules which distribute decision-making rights in order to guarantee fair and equal participation of the representatives of all main ethnic groups in decision-making; in this way it reassures minorities that their interests will be preserved. (2026). 9780801489747, Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801489747
The goals of consociationalism are governmental stability, the survival of the power-sharing arrangements, the survival of democracy, and the avoidance of violence. In a consociational state, all groups, including minorities, are represented on the political and economic stages. Supporters of the consociationalism argue that it is a more realistic option in deeply divided societies than integrationist approaches to conflict management.
Examples of consociational power sharing include the Netherlands (1917–1967), Belgium since 1918, and Lebanon National Pact.
Examples of centripetal power sharing include Fiji (1999–2006), Northern Ireland (June 1973 – May 1974), Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Kenya and Nigeria.
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