Post-conflict power-sharing agreements: options for Syria

Foreword -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Chapter 1: Comparative Post-conflict Power Sharing Models for Syria -- The Dilemma of Post-"Arab Spring" Transition -- Declining States and Rising Communitarianism -- The Syrian Conflict and Prospective Resolutions -- Peacebuilding in Syria -- Power Sharing as Peacebuilding -- Comparative Power Sharing Agreements -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2: Resolving Identity Conflict in the Middle East: A Theoretical Understanding -- Introduction -- Theoretical Definition of Identity Conflict -- Resolving Identity Conflict Through Power Sharing -- The Syrian Conflict and Consociationalism -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Bridging Elite and Grassroots Initiatives: The Road to Sustainable Peace in Syria -- Introduction -- The Syrian Conflict: Dilemmas for Mediators -- Elite Level Process: Power Sharing Arrangements and Non-retributive Justice Measures -- Political Power Sharing + Non-retributive Justice Initiatives -- Military Power Sharing + Non-retributive Justice Initiatives -- Economic Power Sharing + Non-retributive Justice Initiatives -- Local Level Process: Peacebuilding and Reconciliation -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Peacebuilding in Syria Through Power Sharing: A Study of Possibilities -- Introduction -- The Consociational Model of Power Sharing -- Peacebuilding and Power Sharing -- Indian Power Sharing (1947-67) -- Lebanese Power Sharing (1943-75) -- Peace Processes Through Power Sharing in Syria -- Power Sharing Possibilities in Syria -- Overarching Loyalty -- External Threat -- Tradition of Accommodation -- Small Population and Territory Size -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Women Leading Reconciliation: A Paradigm Shift in Conflict Resolutions -- Gender Roles in Peacebuilding -- Gender Violence in the Syrian Conflict