Toward a multi-causal model of successful conflict regulation through territorial self-government: lessons from South Tyrol
Territorial autonomies have been increasingly implemented as tools for the regulation of ethnic self-determination conflicts. Recent literature has primarily focused on the debate about the general conflict-solving potential of territorial self-government in multi-ethnic societies. However, autonomy...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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2019
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Austrian journal of political science
Year: 2018, Volume: 47, Issue: 4, Pages: 33-43 |
| ISSN: | 2313-5433 |
| DOI: | 10.15203/ozp.2660.vol47iss4 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.15203/ozp.2660.vol47iss4 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://webapp.uibk.ac.at/ojs/index.php/OEZP/article/view/2660 
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| Author Notes: | Felix Schulte |
| Summary: | Territorial autonomies have been increasingly implemented as tools for the regulation of ethnic self-determination conflicts. Recent literature has primarily focused on the debate about the general conflict-solving potential of territorial self-government in multi-ethnic societies. However, autonomy consolidation is not an entirely endogenous process, but affected by various structural and actor-centered factors. Previous studies have so far given unsatisfactory answers as to the conditions under which reforms of autonomy succeed or fail in post-conflict situations. Building on Social Identity Theory, it is argued that ethnic recognition is the all-important condition for autonomy consolidation, which, however, presupposes specific, favorable framework conditions. A high scope of transferred competencies, weak horizontal inequalities, democratic-inclusive institutions, minority-friendly parties, and international engagement are identified as pivotal factors supporting the process of mutual recognition between ethnic groups. To test our theoretical assumptions, we create a multi-causal process model. We find evidence for the proposed mechanisms in a process-tracing case study on South Tyrols successful autonomy consolidation. |
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| Item Description: | Published online February 28, 2019 Gesehen am 12.02.2021 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 2313-5433 |
| DOI: | 10.15203/ozp.2660.vol47iss4 |