Does federalism fuel tensions in divided states? This paper addresses this question from a
power-sharing angle. It provides a longitudinal analysis of the evolution of ethno-territorial …

Consociational democracy is a well-known recipe for managing divided societies, but critics
have questioned the functionality of the power-sharing it prescribes. When different …

The impact of decentralization on ethno‐territorial conflict is widely debated, but empirical
analyses of ethno‐territorial party politics are scarce. This paper uses novel data on conflicts …

The internal diversity of multinational states is often argued to be a burden. As
ethnoterritorial tensions commonly result in political conflicts and gridlocks, such states are …

Does decentralization fuel or pacify tensions? Autonomy provisions are amongst the most
popular instruments to address ethno-territorial tensions in divided states. Yet, both …