The path dependency of power‐sharing: Bosnia and Herzegovina's, Cyprus', and Lebanon's first experiences with popular representation

The political systems of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, and Lebanon are defined by ethnic or religious divides that have historical roots in their Ottoman and European colonial past. This paper aims to investigate the impact of these historical legacies on popular representation and institutional s...

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Published inStudies in ethnicity and nationalism Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 347 - 362
Main Author Herenda, Tahir
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.12.2024
Subjects
colonial history
deeply divided societies
Dependency
Institutionalism
Modernity
Path dependence
path dependency
Political institutions
Political power
Political systems
Power
Power-sharing
power‐sharing regimes
religious minorities
Lebanon
Cyprus
Bosnia-Hercegovina
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Summary:The political systems of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, and Lebanon are defined by ethnic or religious divides that have historical roots in their Ottoman and European colonial past. This paper aims to investigate the impact of these historical legacies on popular representation and institutional structures. The Ottomans and European colonizers created institutions that allowed subjects to elect their representatives, shaping these countries' initial experiences with modernity. This paper employs historical institutionalism as a theoretical approach, and path dependency as a methodology to explore how historical legacies have shaped the political institutions and power‐sharing arrangements in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, and Lebanon.
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ISSN:1473-8481
1754-9469
DOI:10.1111/sena.12434