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OverviewFifty years ago, academics and policymakers throughout the world agreed that it was impossible for certain sets of historically antagonistic groups to coexist peacefully on a long-term basis. This book examines the system of consociation, which was identified by Arend Lijphart and ended that pessimistic consensus. Lijphart’s specific observations concerning the impact of consociation are assessed quantitatively and qualitatively, facilitated through careful operationalization of his descriptions of consociation’s four components: grand coalition, minority veto, proportionality, and segmental autonomy. Insights derived from a dataset representing the experiences of eighty-eight countries are examined further through case study analysis of the seven societies most often discussed in relation to consociation: Austria, Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, South Africa, and Switzerland. The components of consociation are found to promote lasting peace in divided societies most successfully when combined with additional incentives for the encouragement of cross-cutting cleavages and shared loyalties. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Brighid Brooks KellyPublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition: 1st ed. 2019 Weight: 0.657kg ISBN: 9783030141905ISBN 10: 303014190 Pages: 389 Publication Date: 02 April 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsCh 1: Introduction Ch 2: What is Consociation? Part 1: A Quantitative Assessment of Consociation Ch 3: The Plural Societies for which Consociation is Prescribed Ch 4: Empirically Depicting Consociation's Role Ch 5: Quantitative Results Ch 6: Comparison of This Project's Quantitative Findings with Others' Evaluations of Consociation's Effects Part 2: A Qualitative Examination of Consociation’s Role in Seven Cases Ch 7: Supposed Cases of Historical Success Experiencing Significant Instability: Canada and Belgium Ch 8: Some of Consociation’s Most Celebrated Successes: Switzerland, the Netherlands, & Austria Ch 9: Newer Political Systems Yielding Valuable Insights Concerning Consociation: South Africa and Northern Ireland Ch 10: Conclusions: How Can Stability Be Achieved Most Efficiently In Plural Societies?ReviewsAuthor InformationBrighid Brooks Kelly is Visiting Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania’s Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy, USA. Her work was awarded the Basil Chubb Prize, following its submission to Trinity College Dublin. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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