Unrecognized states are territories that have achieved de facto independence, yet have
failed to gain international recognition as independent states. These territories constitute …

Exploring five distinct models of federal arrangement, this book evaluates the relative merits
of each model as a mechanism for managing relations in ethnically divided societies. Two …

This article contends that three key characteristics in the context of self-determination
conflicts are crucial in determining the institutional design of their settlement: the …

For more than 30 years a debate has engulfed the theory and practice of ethnic conflict
resolution between advocates of consociationalism and their opponents. For much of this …

Consociations are power-sharing arrangements, increasingly used to manage ethno-
nationalist, ethno-linguistic, and ethno-religious conflicts. Current examples include …

Why do some societies choose to adopt federal settlements in the face of acute ethnic
conflict, while others do not? Neophytos Loizides examines how acrimoniously divided …

South Tyrol (Italy), with its three officially recognized language groups (Germans, Italians
and Ladins), is a successful model of how a minority problem can be solved. It is based …

ABSTRACT Using South Tyrol as a case study, this article analyses how boundaries
between groups and their institutionalisation through power-sharing arrangements affect the …

South Tyrol is an autonomous, predominantly German‐speaking province in Italy, and one
of the most successful cases of power‐sharing in the world. Nevertheless, the Province …

Abstract This chapter examines South Tyrol's power-sharing system by pointing to its origins
and creation, by offering an essential account as to how it plays out today, and by assessing …