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Capstone Research Gloa 720
Capstone Research Gloa 720
Capstone Research Gloa 720
Literature Review
Power sharing:
interests
They
- The political arena, although important, is not the only sphere in which competing
groups may agree to share power; military, economic, social
Social trust/inclusion
Brehm & Rahn (1997) refers to community building as social capital which they define
as a tight reciprocal relationship between civic engagement and interpersonal trust. The
more that citizens participate in their communities, the more that they learn to trust others;
the greater trust that citizens hold for others, the more likely they are to participate.
Method
Summary of evidence
Effective governance that promotes power sharing and social trust/inclusion is more
likely to result in long-term peace stability.
In the case of Rwanda, the initial peace agreement-Arusha; indicated the promotion
of power sharing however peace accord failed because the promotion of powersharing and social trust was low. This lead to the Rwandan Genocide in 1994. Following
the genocide, government focused on security and stability and power sharing and
social trust/inclusion was a top priority. The end result was a stable transition political
and peace stability which lead to considerable growth and development.
In the DRC, the peace agreement signed indicated that power sharing was the main
objective however, strong tensions still existed among all groups and most importantly
lacked incentives for cooperation. Social trust/inclusion were low which sparked the
re-emergence of violence.
Conclusion
The stability of power sharing and social trust depends heavily on all actors
willingness to cooperate. Good governance reinforces ideals of power sharing
and social trust thus mitigating the use of violence to solve grievances