Ron Levy, Ian O'Flynn and Hoi L. Kong
Referendums are now increasingly common in what can be called 'conflict societies' as a way of using the sovereign authority of the people to bring about new constitutional settlements. Cyprus, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Guatemala, Iraq, Kenya, Kosovo, Montenegro, New
Caledonia, Northern Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Timor-Leste are just some examples of countries where referendums have or will soon be held on these points. This book investigates the practice of referendums as a method of peacebuilding in conflict societies, their
rationales, their successes, and their failures, ultimately arguing that the referendum's utility for conflict management in large part depends on its design, including how such design incorporates cautionary lessons from past trials.
Part I: Introduction
1. Introduction
Part II: Foundations
2. Settlement Achievement
3. Designing a Deliberative Peace Referendum
4. Settlement Endurance
Part III: Variations
5. Group Sovereignty Conflict
6. Group Secession
7.
Indigenous-Settler Conflicts
Part IV: Conclusion
8. Conclusion
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Ron Levy is Associate Professor of law at the Australian National University College of Law.
Ian O'Flynn is Senior Lecturer in Political Theory at Newcastle University.
Hoi L. Kong is UBC Professor in Constitutional Law at Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of
British Columbia.
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