Consociationalism as Regime
Horizontal Accountability and Divergent Trajectories
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 24217291 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ognen Vangelov (0000-0003-3283-9612, University American College Skopje) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 1-29 |
| Publication date | 2026-09-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethnopolitics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1744-9057 • E-ISSN: 1744-9065 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17449057.2026.2739072 |
| OpenAlex | W7214962671 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 36 |
This article develops a typology of regime trajectories in consociational power-sharing systems. It conceptualizes power-sharing as a regime logic operating through accountability structuration: a recursive mechanism through which consociational rules position accountability institutions relative to segmental allocation, preserving, fragmenting, or weakening horizontal accountability over time. Three ideal types emerge, varying with accountability configuration and elite strategy: Segmental Democracy, Institutional Deadlock, and Segmental Regime Entrenchment. Anchored in North Macedonia and applied comparatively to Lebanon, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, and Northern Ireland, the framework explains how similar inclusionary logics generate divergent outcomes depending on the accountability environment into which power-sharing is introduced.
Belgium · Bosnia and Herzegovina · consociationalism · elite strategy · horizontal accountability · Lebanon · North Macedonia · Northern ireland · post-conflict societies · Power sharing · Political Conflict and Governance · Political Systems and Governance · Political Theory and Democracy
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |