Thinking about democracy power sharing and majority rule in theory and practice /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lijphart, Arend.
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2008.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : developments in power sharing theory
  • Consociational democracy (1969)
  • The puzzle of Indian democracy : a consociational interpretation (1996)
  • Self-determination versus pre-determination of ethnic minorities in power sharing systems (1991)
  • Constitutional design for divided societies (2004)
  • The quality of democracy : consensus democracy makes a difference (1999)
  • Majority rule in theory and practice : the tenacity of a flawed paradigm (1991)
  • Back to democratic basics : who really practices majority rule? (1997)
  • Presidentialism and majoritarian democracy : theoretical observations (1994)
  • Europe, the European Union, and democracy (2002)
  • Constitutional choices for new democracies (1991)
  • Double-checking the evidence (1991)
  • The alternative vote : a realistic alternative for South Africa? (1991)
  • Five exemplary devices for electoral reform (1994)
  • Unequal participation : democracy's unresolved dilemma (1997)
  • Types of democracy and generosity with foreign aid : an indirect test of the democratic peace proposition (1999)
  • Comparative politics and the comparative method (1971)
  • Conclusion : power sharing, evidence, and logic.