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Consensus democracy [1] is the application of consensus decision-making and supermajority to the process of legislation in a democracy. It is characterized by a decision-making structure that involves and takes into account as broad a range of opinions as possible, as opposed to majoritarian democracy systems where minority opinions can ...
What is Consensus Democracy? Arend Lijphart’s idea of “consensus democracy”4 is a form of government with institutional structures that allow power-sharing to take place in politically heterogeneous and/or divided societies. According to Lijphart, consensus democracies empower ethnic, religious, 3
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Consensus democracy refers to a general model of integrative‐indirect democracy, a specific version of which can be found in countries like the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, and Austria.
Lewis states that the primary meaning of democracy is that “all who are affected by a decision should have the chance to participate in making that decision either directly or through chosen representatives.”. Its secondary meaning is that “the will of the majority shall pre-vail.”.
This article analyzes individuals’ preferences for a consensus or a majoritarian type of democracy. We theorize that variation in these preferences is a function of both institutional learning (long term) and individuals’ position as a political minority or majority (short term).
- Mónica Ferrín, Enrique Hernández
- 2021
Jul 3, 2022 · The model of consensus democracy refers to rule-making and institution-building aimed at broad participation in government and general agreement on policies pursued by the government.
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jphart (1999: 258-300) argues on the basis of empirical evidence that consensus democracy is superior to majoritarian democracy not only in plural societies, but in general. Not only is the quality of democracy in consensus democracies "kinder and gentler" but even the traditional wisdom that majoritarian governments are