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Switzerland on the Road from a Consociational to a Centrifugal Democracy?
, 2016 Can Switzerland still be classified as an example of consociational democracy, characterized by power sharing and elite cooperation, by the second decade of the 21st century?
Vatter, Adrian
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Politics in Central Europe, 2022 This paper deals with the sluggish Europeanisation efforts of the current political elites of Bosnia and Herzegovina. A typical explanation for the lack of progress would be the complex structure of consociational democracy of the specific Bosnian ...
Burianová Romana, Hloušek Vít
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Cogent Social Sciences, 2023 This empirical study examines the reactions of 114 political science graduates in Malaysia, through a questionnaire-based survey on the power transition crisis that took place February 23rd to 1 March 2020.
Mohd Irwan Syazli Saidin
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JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.Abstract This study investigates how mainstream Europarties utilise social media to communicate with the public. According to EU law, Europarties are expected to strengthen the EU's legitimacy, mainly by fostering European political awareness and facilitating civic engagement.
Stefano Greco, Tapio Raunio
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, 2021 This paper analyses in a critical manner the consociational model of democracy in post-war Kosovo since 1999. In doing so, it uses as conceptual tools all four characteristics of the consociational model: (1) grand coalition, (2) cultural autonomy, (3 ...
Greiçevci, Labinot
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Social Media Is a Threat for Democracy! A Political Perspective for Analysing and Diminishing Harm
Journal of Management Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Social media platforms, once hailed as potential champions of dialogue, have evolved into commodified spaces in which their business models incentivize hate speech, misinformation, polarization, and the political fragmentation of society, benefiting corporate and political elites while eroding democracy.
Itziar Castelló +3 more
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Who Benefits from Consociationalism? Religious Disparities in Lebanon’s Political System
Religions, 2018 This study examines the extent to which confessional identities in Lebanon are responsible for shaping individual views toward their government. Specifically, I investigate disparities between religious groups in their perceptions of democracy and ...
Kenneth Vaughan
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Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While political leaders increasingly combine populist and secessionist appeals, systematic evidence remains lacking regarding their effectiveness in mobilizing public support. Drawing on original survey data from Republika Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where leader Milorad Dodik employs populist‐secessionist rhetoric, this study finds that
Semir Dzebo
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Consociational democracy in contemporary perspective [PDF]
, 2009 The bachelor thesis "Consociational Democracy in Contemporary Perspective"pursues, as the name suggests the consociational democracy model. It attempts to make readers acquainted both with the theory and with some of the critique that has been made ...
Procházka, Libor
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Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While electoral support in deeply divided societies is expected to follow segmental lines, parties often attract substantial backing from outside their core constituencies. This article examines why voters in Belgium's Brussels‐Capital Region—a consociational system designed to enable the peaceful cohabitation of the French and Dutch language ...
Benjamin Blanckaert +2 more
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