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How to accomplish stability in divided societies

Abstract

The article examines the main areas of contemporary research in the field of institutional organization of divided societies. It highlights the directions of discussion on the topic and indicates the problems embedded in a number of theoretical and empirical models, as well as explains the key terms. It is stated that at present different scientific concepts such as power sharing, integrative power sharing, power dividing etc. acquire new dimensions.

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Irina Kudryashova
Moscow State Institute of International Relations; Institute of Scientific Information for Social Sciences, Russian Academy of Science
Russian Federation


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