There are numerous studies on the role of power-sharing agreements in the maintenance of peace in postconflict states. Less explored, however, is the impact of power sharing on the quality of the peace. Do power-sharing institutions in fact transform the balance of power among actors in the aftermath of civil wars? And if so, how? As they address these issues, seeking to establish a new research agenda, the authors provide a rich new analytical approach to understanding how power sharing actually works. CONTENTS: Power Sharing and Power Relations in Postconflict States--A. Mehler and C.A. Hartzell. THE IMPACT OF POWER SHARING ON POWER RELATIONS.

Government-Rebel Relations in the Wake of Power-Sharing Peace Agreements--M. Ottmann and J. Vüllers. The Transformation of Armed Organizations into Political Parties--J. Ishiyama. The Consequences of Power Sharing at the Local Level--A. Mehler et al. POWER SHARING MECHANISMS AT WORK.

Military Power Sharing: The Case of the Philippine Peace Agreement--R.A. Hall. Territorial Power Sharing: The Cohesion of Opposition Movements--K.G. Cunningham. Economic Power Sharing: Potentially Potent . but Likely Limited--C.

A. Hartzell. POWER SHARING AND THE QUALITY OF PEACE. Government Respect for the Physical Security of Postconflict Populations--M. Hoddie. Shifting Public Attitudes? Power Sharing and Intergroup Tolerance--B.C. Hayes and J.

Nagle. Transitional Justice and Power Sharing: Promoting or Hijacking Elite Accountability?--C.L. Sriram. CONCLUSION. The What, How, Where, and Who of Postconflict Power Sharing--C.A. Hartzell and A.

Mehler.