CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN NIGERIA AND INDONESIA

Krzysztof Trzciński's book provides an in-depth analysis of conflict resolution in the relations between social groups in Nigeria and Indonesia. The author focuses on the dynamics between ethnic and religious groups and their relations with the central government. It is a fascinating read for anyone interested in social and political conflicts.

• Comparative analysis: Nigeria and Indonesia as case studies
• Power-sharing: The role of formal and informal institutions in building peace
• Hybrid model of co-governance: The combination of consociationalism and centripetalism
• Conflict resolution: The effectiveness of intersectoral co-governance
• Theory of power-sharing: Extension of the empirical theory of Arend Lijphart and Donald L. Horowitz
• Multiethnicity and multireligiosity: Challenges to political stability

This monograph deals with the reduction of conflicts in relations between social segments (such as ethnic groups, religious communities), in which membership is based on ascriptive and cultural grounds, as well as between them and the central authority in Nigeria and Indonesia. These countries have a turbulent history of independent existence, huge multi-ethnic and multi-religious populations, large economies and energy resource reserves. Numerous reports indicate that they will soon be among the most important in the world.

In Nigeria and Indonesia, there are political systems based on so-called power-sharing, i.e. those which, through specific formal and informal institutions (understood as sets of rules), allow political elites from various ethnic and religious segments to participate in power. The aim of power-sharing institutions is to build peace and political stability.

The author of the research, which resulted in this work, identified, explained and analyzed the role and genesis of the most important of them, while proving that in Nigeria and Indonesia there are institutions of two main models of power-sharing, i.e. consociationalism and centripetalism. As a result, he showed that intersegmental co-governance in both countries is hybrid in nature. This is an extension of the empirical theory of power-sharing. Its classics, Arend Lijphart (consociationalist) and Donald L. Horowitz (centripetalist), did not attach much importance to the possibility of implementing institutions of two models within the same political system. Meanwhile, in Nigeria and Indonesia, the combination of centripetal and consociational institutions contributed to conflict reduction.

Krzysztof Trzciński's book is an invaluable source of knowledge for students of political science, international relations and anyone interested in the issues of conflict and peacebuilding. The comparative analysis of Nigeria and Indonesia allows for a better understanding of the mechanisms of co-governance and their impact on political stability in states with a diverse social structure.