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Conclusion: The Power-Sharing Lifecycle across the Global South

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Power-Sharing in the Global South

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This chapter assesses commonalities and differences between the cases studied in this volume. It utilizes the three stages in the power-sharing lifecycle—adoption, function, and (possible) end—to reflect on the power-sharing journeys captured by the authors in their respective chapters. The chapter highlights the diverse power-sharing trajectories taken across the Global South, the full range of institutional tools in the power-sharing toolbox, and the interconnections between the different stages of the power-sharing lifecycle. Variations in institutional design choices, temporality, adaptability, and government performance are stressed.

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    Also referred to as Kanaky New Caledonia.

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    For an important rebuttal, see Bogaards (2000).

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  1. Department of Political Science, Brandon University, Brandon, MB, Canada

    Allison McCulloch

  2. University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland

    Joanne McEvoy

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  1. School of Law & Political Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), Jounieh, Lebanon

    Eduardo Wassim Aboultaif

  2. Institute of Federalism, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland

    Soeren Keil

  3. Department of Political Science, Brandon University, Brandon, MB, Canada

    Allison McCulloch

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McCulloch, A., McEvoy, J. (2024). Conclusion: The Power-Sharing Lifecycle across the Global South. In: Aboultaif, E.W., Keil, S., McCulloch, A. (eds) Power-Sharing in the Global South. Federalism and Internal Conflicts. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-45721-0_16

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