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Journal of Law and Society, Volume 53, Issue 1, Page 75-99, March 2026.Abstract Devolution since 1998 has seen administrations in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales gain distinct powers over a range of policy fields, with health prominent among them. This poses two pressing questions for socio‐legal scholarship that we address in this article: to what extent are changing territorial arrangements significant ...
MATTHEW WATKINS +3 more
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Who belongs in South Africa? ‘Tapestry nationalism’ in the African National Congress
Nations and Nationalism, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 148-166, January 2026.Abstract Perhaps more than any other organisation, the African National Congress (ANC) has defined who belongs in South Africa. Yet, how does the organisation imagine national belonging, and how has this developed? We explore these questions through a discourse analysis of the organisation's annual ‘January 8’ statements.
David Jeffery‐Schwikkard +1 more
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Switzerland: Political Developments and Data in 2024
European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook, Volume 64, Issue 1, Page 611-636, December 2025.Abstract In 2024, while Switzerland was no longer grappling with immediate crises, the lingering effects of an overlapping crisis remained evident. Public dissatisfaction grew, driven by perceptions that state interventions disproportionately favoured banks and large corporations, while the needs of ordinary citizens amid a cost‐of‐living crisis were ...
RAHEL FREIBURGHAUS
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Municipality‐Level Outcomes of Direct‐Democratic Votes in Switzerland, 1866–2023
Swiss Political Science Review, Volume 31, Issue 4, Page 753-770, December 2025.Abstract Switzerland relies heavily on direct‐democratic institutions to decide on a wide range of political issues. Since 1848, more than 600 direct‐democratic votes have taken place at the national level. However, the lack of comprehensive data has limited the systematic use of these votes for research.
Patrick Emmenegger +3 more
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The First Czechoslovak Republic from the Point of View of the Theory of Consociational Democracy [PDF]
, 2013 Bachelor thesis "The First Czechoslovak Republic from the Point of View of the Theory of Consociational democracy" applies the theory of consociational democracy to the first Czechoslovak Republic.
Palkosková, Lucie
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Still Consociational? Belgian Democracy, 50 Years After ‘The Politics of Accommodation’
, 2020 Despite the enduring importance of Lijphart’s work for understanding democracy in Belgium, the consociational model has come under increasing threat.
Caluwaerts, Didier, Reuchamps, Min
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Israeli political system as a consociational democracy?
, 2018 (anglicky) The aim of the work is to introduce the model of consociational democracy created by A. Lijphart, Dutch's political scientist, as one of the possible constructs for establishing and maintaining democracy in the segmented societies.
Ondráček, Dušan
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THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA, CONSOCIATIONAL (CONSENSUAL) ENOUGH?
Iustinianus Primus Law Review, 2014 The purpose of this paper is to show whether the Republic of Macedonia can be experienced as real consensual (consociational) democracy, if we consider Lijphart’s ten criteria (established in 1999). The subject of the analysis will be the performance
Nikola Ambarkov
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Consociational democracy in Lebanon
, 2015 Práce si klade za cíl zjistit, zda je možné Libanon považovat za konsociační demokracii. Nejprve je představena teorie konsociační demokracie. Ta je následně aplikována na politický systém Libanonu.
Borowski, Martin
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