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Scholars and practitioners concerned with resolving ethnic conflicts have, in broadest terms, devoted a great deal of attention to the question of what political institutions might best advance peace and stability in divided societies. They have made recommendations as to the relative appropriateness of particular electoral systems, how legislatures and executives should be formed, and how decision-making procedures can best support power-sharing democracy. Yet when attempting to address the question of institutional choice in divided societies, it is also important to examine what sort of political attitudes and behaviours those institutions may foster and support over time. As power-sharing becomes embedded in the political culture of a divided society, the worry can arise that the measures put in place may themselves inhibit the development of a civic leadership that encourages elected representatives to make decisions that are for the benefit of everyone in society rather than simply for the benefit of their own ethnic group.
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Russell, D. (2008). Power-Sharing and Civic Leadership in Lebanon and Northern Ireland. In: Farrington, C. (eds) Global Change, Civil Society and the Northern Ireland Peace Process. New Security Challenges Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230582552_11
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