Prevention of ethno-political instability through power sharing The case of Cameroon Julis Numfor Niba; Supervisor: Özker Kocadal

Yazar: Katkıda bulunan(lar):Dil: İngilizce Yayın ayrıntıları:Nicosia Cyprus International University 2019Tanım: VII, 108 p. 30.5 cm CDİçerik türü:
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Konu(lar): Özet: 'ABSTRACT After the Cold War, the former Soviet Union was disintegrated leading to an upsurge of newly independent states and beleaguered ethnic groups fighting for self-determination that has led to untold violence wracking whole nations from the former Yugoslavia to Africa. This research work delves into an analytical assessment of the concept of power sharing and its usefulness in stopping violence in ethno-politically fractured societies. Focusing on the specific area of power sharing as a mechanism of conflict management, it attempts an application of the concept in Cameroon as a useful and meaningful mechanism to bring peace in the face of the intractable conflict ongoing in that country. The case used in this thesis gives a rhetoric analysis of an ethno-politically embroiled polity plagued by a resulting intra-state conflict pitting the Francophone Majority-group backed government against the Anglophone Minority group, presenting a suitable case for the adoption of the concept as means to stop hostilities. Following a wide study on power sharing from diverse literature as well as current affairs, this work will strive to test the hypothesis based on the idea that any power sharing structure is that two or more ethno-national groups have to jointly rule a common polity and take decisions together, and prove, in the case study Cameroon through empirical findings, if the adoption of a power sharing arrangement in Cameroon can manage the ongoing conflict and bring a return to peace and stability in that country. The research question distilled from the hypothesis guiding this thesis is can ethno-political instability be prevented through power sharing in Cameroon? This thesis argues that power sharing can work in Cameroon, with an emphasis placed on third-party intervention to pressure the Cameroon government and separatists to compromise to a negotiated settlement; and to follow up the implementation process of any power sharing deal, coming up as policy recommendations for the international community. KEYWORDS: Power Sharing, Anglophone Minority Group, Francophone majority group, Cameroon.'
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'ABSTRACT After the Cold War, the former Soviet Union was disintegrated leading to an upsurge of newly independent states and beleaguered ethnic groups fighting for self-determination that has led to untold violence wracking whole nations from the former Yugoslavia to Africa. This research work delves into an analytical assessment of the concept of power sharing and its usefulness in stopping violence in ethno-politically fractured societies. Focusing on the specific area of power sharing as a mechanism of conflict management, it attempts an application of the concept in Cameroon as a useful and meaningful mechanism to bring peace in the face of the intractable conflict ongoing in that country. The case used in this thesis gives a rhetoric analysis of an ethno-politically embroiled polity plagued by a resulting intra-state conflict pitting the Francophone Majority-group backed government against the Anglophone Minority group, presenting a suitable case for the adoption of the concept as means to stop hostilities. Following a wide study on power sharing from diverse literature as well as current affairs, this work will strive to test the hypothesis based on the idea that any power sharing structure is that two or more ethno-national groups have to jointly rule a common polity and take decisions together, and prove, in the case study Cameroon through empirical findings, if the adoption of a power sharing arrangement in Cameroon can manage the ongoing conflict and bring a return to peace and stability in that country. The research question distilled from the hypothesis guiding this thesis is can ethno-political instability be prevented through power sharing in Cameroon? This thesis argues that power sharing can work in Cameroon, with an emphasis placed on third-party intervention to pressure the Cameroon government and separatists to compromise to a negotiated settlement; and to follow up the implementation process of any power sharing deal, coming up as policy recommendations for the international community. KEYWORDS: Power Sharing, Anglophone Minority Group, Francophone majority group, Cameroon.'

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