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Structure and Process in Consociationalism and Federalism [PDF]

CrossRef Listing of Deleted DOIs, 1985
It is relatively easy to characterize the institutional structure of a country as consociational or federal. The task is much more difficult if we turn from structure to the decision process. Within a given structure, there may be a great deal of variation with regard to the decision process.
Jurg Steiner, Robert H. Dorff
openaire   +2 more sources

An Exploration of Political Polarisation and Coalition Governance in South African Local Government: Stability and Service Delivery Considerations

Journal of Current Social and Political Issues
As a result of the 2016 local government elections, South Africa's municipal system transformed profoundly. The system is shifting from a singular dominant party structure toward more complex and fragmented multiparty systems, which prioritise governance
Xolisa Makubalo, Tando Rulashe, Nosipho Nondumiso Gwala   +2 more
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What is a Multi‐Ethnic Party and How to Spot a Fake One?

Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Multi‐ethnic parties have been variously defined: as those which do not champion the interests of, or mobilize against, any specific ethnic group; as those with a recognisably cross‐communal leadership or membership; and as those which acquire some distribution of support across groups.
Jon Fraenkel
wiley   +1 more source

Do They Want, Can They, and Have They Been Asked? Generational Differences in Reasons for Non‐Voting in Switzerland

Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract In many advanced democracies, newer generations and younger citizens are less likely to vote than earlier generations and older individuals. However, despite this being an established empirical matter, less is known about the reasons why they decide to stay away from the polls. This’ Age‐Period‐Cohort’ (APC) study analyzes generational and age
Reto Mitteregger, Thomas Jocker
wiley   +1 more source

The end of consociational power-sharing? Its causes and what can Be done

Cogent Social Sciences
Consociational power-sharing has been described as ‘hegemonic’ as the international community’s preferred institutional framework for ending intrastate conflicts.
John Nagle
doaj   +1 more source

Power-sharing: concepts, debates and gaps [PDF]

Janus.net, 2016
Academic literature tends to reflect the two main objectives of power-sharing: promoting the construction of sustainable peace and serving to structure the foundations for growth and development of democracy in divided societies.
Alexandre de Sousa Carvalho
doaj  

Hybrid Power Sharing: On How to Stabilize the Political Situation in Multi-segmental Societies

Politeja, 2018
There are various ways of reducing conflicts and of stabilizing the political situation in states where society is made up of many different ethnic groups and religious communities, and where relations between these segments – or between them and the ...
Krzysztof Trzciński
doaj   +1 more source

The “Communal College:” Cross‐Ethnic Voting Rules and Census Requirements for Dyadic Consociational Democracies

Swiss Political Science Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Electoral systems in deeply divided societies are pivotal for peace and stability among ethno‐national groups. Consociationalism and centripetalism are the most widespread approaches from which derive the major incentives for electoral systems in deeply divided, dyadic societies.
Ivan Pepić
wiley   +1 more source

Countdown: Timespaces of Deadlines and Displacement

Population, Space and Place, Volume 32, Issue 5, July 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines how politically structured deadlines and their accompanying countdowns generate dynamics of displacement by shaping anticipations of violence and prompting accelerated migration. Drawing on ethnographic research on Burundi's 2015 third‐term crisis and The Gambia's 2017 electoral impasse, we show how constitutional ...
Tone Sommerfelt, Simon Turner
wiley   +1 more source

Federalism in Post‐Assad Syria: Toward Durable Peace in a Pluralist Society

Middle East Policy, Volume 33, Issue 2, Page 206-227, Summer 2026.
Abstract Syria's civil war has left behind a fractured state. While the new president, Ahmed al‐Sharaa, seeks to unify the country and restore centralized governance, this appears unworkable. Instead, this article contends, asymmetrical federalism offers a pathway toward stability.
Dilan Okcuoglu
wiley   +1 more source