From Beirut to Belfast

Could We Analyze Power-Sharing Through The Rear-View Mirror? The Politics Of Lebanon And Northern Ireland Are Relevant Case Studies To Answer This Question. Using Pierre Nora’S Lieux De Memoire Scheme Of Historical Memory This Book Crafts A Theory Of Sites Of Social Interaction (Ssi) And Strategies Of Social Cohesion In Power-Sharing Institutions. Ssis And Cohesion Strategies That Increase Tensions Will Cause Power-Sharing Failure In The Long Run And Vice Versa. Thus There Is A Causal Link Between Power-Sharing And Ethnic Tensions In Divided Societies Through Mechanisms Of Ssis And Cohesion Strategies. Lebanon And Northern Ireland Encode Power-Sharing With Different Sites Of Social Interaction And Cohesion Strategies As A Reflection Of A Society'S Composition And Institutional Design Respectively. Power-Sharing Implementation Provides The Missing Link In Our Knowledge Of Power-Sharing And Ethnic Tensions. At Boston College This Work Won The 2021 Donald S. Carlisle Award For Academic Excellence In Political Science.