The Limits of Electoral Engineering in Divided Societies
Elections in Postwar Lebanon
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6236986 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bassel F Salloukh (0000-0001-5342-1886, American University of Sharjah, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 635-655 |
| Publication date | 2006-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4239 • E-ISSN: 1744-9324 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0008423906060185 |
| OpenAlex | W2104447549 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 26 |
| References cited | 16 |
Electoral engineering determines prospects for centripetal politics in postconflict societies. Lebanon's postwar elections have been contested by interethnic electoral alliances in multi-ethnic electoral districts. Interethnic coalitions, vote pooling and bargaining have structured the results of these elections, as have the electoral laws demarcating the boundaries of electoral districts. Democratization, peace building and ethnic harmony have been the main victims of these cross-ethnic alliances, however. This paper seeks to explain this Lebanese puzzle by examining the institutional determinants of cross-ethnic electoral alliances in the 1992, 1996 and 2000 parliamentary elections.Résumé.Dans les sociétés post-conflictuelles, l'ingénierie électorale détermine l'éventualité de politiques centripètes. Les élections libanaises d'après-guerre se sont disputées entre des alliances électorales interethniques dans des districts électoraux multiethniques. Les coalitions interethniques, le “ vote pooling ” et le marchandage, de même que les lois électorales qui déterminaient la configuration des circonscriptions électorales, ont structuré les résultats de ces élections. Or, la démocratisation, la construction de la paix et l'harmonie ethnique ont été les victimes principales de ces alliances interethniques. La présente analyse vise à expliquer ce paradoxe libanais en étudiant les déterminants institutionnels des alliances électorales interethniques lors des élections parlementaires de 1992, 1996 et 2000
Democracy · Democratization · Ethnic group · Harmony (color · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Pooling · Sociology · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East Politics and Society · Political Conflict and Governance
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| Unique citing works | 26 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,44 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 26 |