Non-Majoritarian Democracy
A Comparison of Federal and Consociational Theories
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 6375403 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Arend Lijphart (autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 1985 |
| Data de publicação | 1985-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Não |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Publius The Journal of Federalism (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0048-5950 • E-ISSN: 1747-7107 |
| Editora | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubjof.a037544 |
| OpenAlex | W2333376914 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 24 |
In an earlier attempt to compare federalism and consociationalism, I found that, both conceptually and empirically, they do not coincide but that they do overlap to a significant extent. In this second comparison, my point of departure is that both concepts entail a rejection of majoritarian democracy. Eight characteristics of non-majoritarian democracy—or consensus democracy—can be identified: (1) executive power sharing, (2) balanced executive-legislative relations, (3) strong bicameralism, (4) multiparty system, (5) multi-dimensional party system, (6) proportional representation, (7) federalism and decentralization, and (8) a written constitution and minority veto. Consociational theorists tend to emphasize the non-majoritarian attributes of power sharing, proportional representation, and multi-partyism, whereas federal theorists stress the non-majoritarian characteristics of strong bicameralism and rigid constitutions, in addition to federalism itself. A similar pattern is revealed by a factor analysis of these variables in twenty-two democratic regimes. Although consociationalism and federalism are non-majoritarian in nature, they represent clearly different dimensions of non-majoritarianism
Constitution · Decentralization · Democracy · Federalism · Law and economics · Legislature · Majority rule · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Proportional representation · Representation (politics · Separation of powers · Sociology · Veto · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Political Systems and Governance
Globalization and Sovereignty
Ethnic distancing through aesthetics in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Ethnicity, Party Politics and Democracy in Nigeria
Beyond Groups? Consociational Culture and the Representation of Cross‐Segmental Interests
Bound by Tradition
Combining Federalism with Consociationalism
Intergovernmental Arrangements in Spanish and Swiss Federalism
Austria
Populism and parliamentary opposition parties
Consociationalism
A federalist’s dilemma
Too honest and humble to run for office? Citizens’ personality traits, nascent ambition, and recruitment
Which type of democracy performs best
From consociational consciousness to majoritarian myth
Measuring and Explaining de facto Regional Policy Autonomy Variation in a Constitutionally Symmetrical Federation
Between the hammer of globalization and the anvil of nationalism
Ideology, Institutions and Ideas
Beyond ethno‐nationalism
Problems and Options in Institutionalizing Ethnic Relations
Intra‐EU Migration, Citizenship and Political Union
Political normativity and the functional autonomy of politics
Government Quality and Vertical Power-Sharing in Fractionalized States
Majoritarian democracy and globalization versus ethnic diversity
Territorial Autonomy in the Shadow of Conflict
| Obras citantes distintas | 24 |
|---|---|
| Citações por ano | 0,71 |
| Intervalo de citações | 1992 - 2025 (34) |
| Velocidade de citação | recent |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 24 |