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Specifically, we analyze whether Europeans believe that a consensus or majoritarian political system is best for democracy, and how the type of democracy they endorse might be explained by factors related to institutional learning and the position one holds in the political system.
- Mónica Ferrín, Enrique Hernández
- 2021
Mar 9, 2022 · More specifically, we hypothesized that the institutional characteristics of consensus democracies (PR electoral systems, oversized coalition governments, multiparty systems, federalism, and bicameralism) would be better suited to deal with polarization than majoritarian institutions.
Feb 22, 2013 · The ‘older Lijphart’ prefers consensus over majoritarian democracy as ‘consensus democracy may not be perfect, but in most respects it works better than majoritarian democracy: the pros outweigh the cons’ (Lijphart, 2001, p. 137). He concludes that consensus democracy produces ‘kinder and gentler’ policies than majoritarian democracy.
- Renske Doorenspleet, Huib Pellikaan
- 2013
My results suggest that proportional representation and ideological cohesion are not in tension with one another, as the opponents of PR would have us believe, and in fact may be more amenable to consensus building and ideological cohesion than their majoritarian counterparts.
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Dec 12, 2017 · The study of democracy today has been influenced heavily by Arend Lijphart’s typology of consensus versus majoritarian democracy. Scholars have applied it to more than 100 countries and sought...
- Matthijs Bogaards
Oct 23, 2018 · Arend Lijphart's distinction between two dimensions of consensus and majoritarian democracy has been an influential concept. However, several scholars have reported that the distinction does not travel well to other regions or historical periods.
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The study of democracy today has been influenced heavily by Arend Lijphart’s typology of consensus versus majoritarian democracy. Scholars have applied it to more than 100 countries and sought to demonstrate its impact on no less than 70 dependent variables.