Ethnic Politics, Mediation, and Conflict Resolution
The Guyana Experience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3918253 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Perry Mars (Wayne State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 353-372 |
| Publication date | 2001-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Peace Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3433 • E-ISSN: 1460-3578 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022343301038003005 |
| OpenAlex | W2077407382 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 17 |
Coercive and elitist approaches to political control in post-colonial states like Guyana have often proved counterproductive with respect to resolving ethno-political conflicts in these parts. In Guyana, this contradiction is usually manifested in terms of the escalation of legitimate political competition into overtly violent ethno-political violence and polarization, and reinforced by the consequent devaluation of the more democratic or pacific alternatives to conflict resolution such as mass or grass-roots participation, intergroup negotiations, and third-party mediation. Recurring debates between Cultural Pluralists and Marxists on this issue have so far failed to shed light on the prospects for the more pacific approaches to conflict resolution. Closer analytic scrutiny of actual ethno-political conflict events in Guyana between 1948 and 1999 leads to the understanding that such conflicts derive largely from what is termed a continual crisis of political legitimacy reflected in the inequities of political representation and economic resource distribution across groups. The more democratic or pacific approaches are here suggested as most appropriate for the resolution of the political legitimation crisis and the ultimate realization of a sustainable peace among the diverse groups in the Guyana political system
Conflict resolution · Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Ethnic conflict · Legitimacy · Legitimation · Negotiation · Political economy · Political science · Political violence · Politics · Sociology · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Law · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion · Urban and Rural Development Challenges
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,44 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2024 (24) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |