Essays about: "Consociational Theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words Consociational Theory.

1. 1. Consociational Democracy and The Prospects of Agonistic Peace: A Mixed Method Study of the Effects of Lebanese Power-Sharing from 2006 to 2022

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Zacharias Spindler; [2023]
   Keywords : Key words: Consociational democracy; Lebanon; power-sharing; agonistic peace; government immobilism; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Abstract The thesis highlights the need for a broader understanding of consociational democracy and its relationship with government immobilism and agonistic peace. Being a mixed study of the period 2006 to 2022, it suggests that the existing theory of consociational democracy, as proposed by Arend Lijphart (1969) overlooks the cyclical nature of these factors in Lebanon. READ MORE

3. 2. State Building and Democracy in Divided Societies - The case of Bosnia and Herzegovina

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Nejra Konjhodzic; [2016]
   Keywords : Dayton Peace Agreement; state failure; democracy; political system; ethnic diversity; Bosnia-Hercegovina; Yugoslavia; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis explores political systems of divided societies with the emphasis on democratic principles, hence its influence on fundamental elements for establishing a stable state. To demonstrate such system, this case study sheds light on a desperate situation of a forgotten country in southeastern Europe, once recognized for being a strong state and home for the population carrying different ethnic backgrounds and beliefs. READ MORE

4. 3. Dyadic Conflict and the State Apparatus : A study of Mali and Niger

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Fanny Reuterswärd; [2016]
   Keywords : Africa; Dyadic conflict; Consociational theory; transnational ethnic kin; Tuareg; Mali; Niger;

   Abstract : The theory of dyadic intrastate conflict cause and resolution containing transnational ethnic kin is under development. One of the things current research share is the focus on the cases where conflict erupts, or where conflict resolution fails, and its causes. The aim of this study is to try to contribute and develop the generalizing theory. READ MORE

5. 4. Consociational democracy as a tool for conflict resolution in plural societies

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Sayran Eliassi Sarzali; [2014]
   Keywords : Islamists; Seculars; Kurds; Consociationalism; Power-sharing; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The fragmentation of the Turkish society into religious, ethnic and ideological cleavages, as a result of a series of historical events, has led to armed conflicts and a series of military coups, claiming the life of thousands throughout history. Suffering from a democratic deficit, the Turkish state has repeatedly failed to create a system of democratic institutions that accommodates the interests and demands, of the diverse groups of the Turkish society. READ MORE

6. 5. Consociationalism in Northern Ireland : Power-sharing as making or breaking a national identity?

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

   Author : Elsa Olofsson; [2014]
   Keywords : Northern Ireland; Consociationalism; the Good Friday Agreement; Role of Membership; Nationalism National Identity;

   Abstract : The Northern Irish conflict known as the Troubles reached a peace process in 1998, through the framework of the Good Friday Agreement. Infused in the agreement are the traits of consociationalism, a theory often articulated by Professor Arend Lijphart. READ MORE