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OverviewThe authors of this volume challenge conventional notions about Habsburg and Czechoslovak politics, arguing that they were more democratic than they often appear. At combining political science and history, the authors’ guiding principle and means of analysis is the consociational model of democracy. This theory, linked best to Arend Lijphart, asserts that consociationalism guarantees minorities a say in government and helps preserve democracy in societies that experience deep ideological, cultural, or ethnic divisions. It enables the main segments to be isolated organizationally from each other, thus avoiding conflict, and affording the leaders to make compromises for the good of the whole. Consociationalism has proven its worth as a model for describing contemporary democracies and diagnosing their ills. By exploring the institutions and practices of the Habsburg Monarchy before 1918 and the Czechoslovak First Republic, Howe, Lorman, and Miller prove the value of the consociational theory at analyzing the past. They hold that a multitude of parties, frequent cabinet changes, and reliance on circles of experts do not necessarily signal flawed democracies, when, in fact, they are features of consociationalism. This book is a call to specialists to view current politics not just in terms of majoritarian democracy but rather by the standard of the consociational democracies. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Philip Howe (Adrian College) , Thomas Lorman (University College London) , Daniel Miller (University in West Florida in Pensacola)Publisher: Central European University Press Imprint: Central European University Press Weight: 0.835kg ISBN: 9789633865859ISBN 10: 9633865859 Pages: 450 Publication Date: 30 May 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationPhilip J. Howe is a professor of political science at Adrian College in Adrian, MI. Thomas A. Lorman is a teaching fellow in the School of Slavonic and East European Studies at the University College London. Daniel E. Miller is a professor of history at the University of West Florida in Pensacola. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |