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  1. Our analyses reveal that Europeans overwhelmingly think that a consensus political system is the best model of democracy. However, these preferences are strongly influenced by the institutional makeup of each country.

    • Mónica Ferrín, Enrique Hernández
    • 2021
    • Is a consensus system best for Democracy?1
    • Is a consensus system best for Democracy?2
    • Is a consensus system best for Democracy?3
    • Is a consensus system best for Democracy?4
    • Is a consensus system best for Democracy?5
  2. A consensus government is a national unity government with representation across the whole political spectrum. A concordance democracy is a type of consensus democracy where majority rule does not play a central role. Optional referendums and popular initiatives correspond to consensus democracy. [4]

  3. Establishing a typology of consensus democracies can reveal important questions pertaining to the normative implications of the different types of democratic regimes, based both on the variety of consensual institutional ideal types and on the levels of consensus generated in legislative votes over time.

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  4. Feb 22, 2013 · In order to achieve the highest level of good governance, the best choice for the type of political system (centralization or decentralization) depends on the structure of the society (homogeneous or not). Centralization is best in homogeneous societies, while decentralization is best in heterogeneous societies.

    • Renske Doorenspleet, Huib Pellikaan
    • 2013
  5. consensus democracy is the preferable form of democracy for all countries, including those that are largely homogeneous. For the most part, I agree that this is a real discrepancy that represents a fundamental change in my thinking. The one qualification that I should like to add, however, is that consociational and consensus democracy are ...

  6. 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.

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  8. 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...

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