Democratising party leadership selection in Belgium: motivations and decision-makers [PDF]
, 2013 Political parties are increasingly adopting more inclusive procedures to select their party leader, most notably by introducing party primaries. This article tries to detect motives and decision makers for this introduction in Belgian parties.
Wauters, Bram
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Conceptualizing and Measuring Support for Collective Violence
Aggressive Behavior, Volume 52, Issue 2, March 2026.ABSTRACT Although collective violence remains a pervasive issue affecting many societies today, the specific psychological mechanisms underlying individual differences in support for collective violence are relatively understudied. In four studies, using five samples from Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey (total N = 3758), we conceptualize and develop a new ...
Ramzi Abou‐Ismail +5 more
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Czech Journal of International Relations, 2005 This article deals with the 1998 Good Friday Agreement-currently the key and primary document for the internationalised peace process in Northern Ireland-signed by representatives of the British and Irish governments, and representatives of the Northern
Hynek Melichar
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Lebanon: An Ordinary “Consociational Democracy” in the Regional Context
Vestnik MGIMO-Universiteta, 2019 Lebanon has a number of features that determine its special position in the region and its importance in the system of relations between the Middle East states.
A. V. Sarabiev
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Failing Consociationalism in Lebanon and Integrative Options [PDF]
, 2015 This article examines political sectarianism as institutionalized in the consociational power sharing arrangements of Lebanon. The proposition advanced in this article challenges the common belief that the sectarian model of corporate consociationalism ...
Salamey, Imad
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Political Contest and Oppositional Voices in Postconflict Democracy:The Impact of Institutional Design on Government–Media Relations [PDF]
, 2016 The media are considered to play a crucial democratic role in the public sphere through representing political issues to the public (Gelders et al. 2007); facilitating deliberation, public opinion formation and political participation (Habermas 1989 ...
Charis Rice +19 more
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Power Sharing in Syria: Lessons from Lebanon's Experience [PDF]
, 2013 In the last two years, the Syrian uprising has turned from a civil protest movement against an authoritarian regime into an outright civil war in which the antagonists affiliations' and identities are increasingly framed in sectarian speech.
Rosiny, Stephan
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Johannes Althusius: The First Federalist in Early Modern Times
HistoriesJohannes Althusius (1563–1638) was a pioneer of early modern federalism. Opposing Jean Bodin’s theory of absolute sovereignty, his theory, centered on association and symbiosis, laid the groundwork for later concepts such as associationalism ...
Lingkai Kong
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Threats and Limitations of Legal Recognition of Minority Rights in Jeremy Waldron’s Views: A Critical Analysis [PDF]
Faṣlnāmah-i Pizhūhish-i Huqūq-i ̒UmūmīIntroduction The legal recognition of minority rights has become a central issue in contemporary societies grappling with increasing diversity. While some argue that legal recognition is essential to ensure equal protection and participation of minority ...
Hadi Salehi
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Consociational Democracy in Iraq: Reproducing Ethnic, Religious, and Linguistic Minorities as Political Minorities [PDF]
, 2021 Saleem Suzah
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