Democracy in Divided Societies (8)

Democracy in Divided Societies (8)

1. Constitutionalism in Divided Societies

   • Recommendation!
   • Examples of Powersharing
   • Lipjhart, Consociationalism

2. Lipjhart's 9 Areas of Constitutional Choice

3. 1. PR legislative electoral system. Produces proportionality and minority representation

4. 2. Guidelines within PR.

5. 3. Parliamentary Govt

6. 4. Powersharing in the Executive

7. 5. Cabinet Stability

8. 6. Selecting HoS

9. 7. Federalism & Decentralisation

10. 8. Nonterritorial autonomy; for divided societies where communal groups are not territorially concentrated, allow for autonomy on a non-territorial basis --> Education & Cultural autonomy

11. 9. Power-sharing beyond cabinet & parliament; Provide representation of all groups in civil service; judiciary; police; and military e.g. through a quota system

12. Other issues:

13. Downsides to Consociationalism

14. Andeweg: Criticisms on Consociationalism

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