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  1. Jul 10, 2024 · Having voted for a party that has seats in the cabinet also increases the probability of supporting a consensus model of democracy, although the magnitude of this effect is relatively small. Conversely, males are slightly more likely to embrace a majoritarian model of democracy than females.

    • Mónica Ferrín, Enrique Hernández
    • 2021
    • Do males support a consensus model of democracy?1
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  2. To do so, I begin by developing a typology of consensual regimes based on institutional characteristics of consensus democracy identified by Arend Lijphart in Patterns of Democracy (1999), as well as the average levels of consensus acquired by those regimes over a certain period of time.

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  3. 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. 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.”.

  5. The current literature on types or models of democracy makes it difficult to avoid the conclusion that the consensus model of democracy has beaten its rival, the majoritarian model of democracy, at all battlefronts. That is a remarkable change of events in the...

    • Jacques J.A. Thomassen
    • 2002
  6. Jul 3, 2022 · The construction of socialist consultative democracy has been put on the political agenda in China. Why, then, should consensus-based democracy be highlighted? What are the theoretical elements of consensus democracy? What is the relationship between consultative democracy and consensus-based democracy? This section attempts to give a brief ...

  7. 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

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