LAWS 2501 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Party System, Consociationalism, Anachronism
20 Apr 2016
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Federalism and consociationalism are two distinctly different concepts but can also be similar in many ways; Both of these entail a rejection of majoritarian democracy. Can be defined in terms of two primary attributes; Can be defined also in terms of primary and secondary principles. grand coalition and segmental autonomy. Primary: a guarantee division of power secondary characteristics; proportionality and between central and regional minority veto: federal arrangements in which state and governments. Grand coalition: means that the political leaders chamber of the bicameral legislature of society govern the country jointly these. 4. right of the component units to be governments include representatives of all major linguistic and religious groups involved in the process of amending the federal constitution. Segmental autonomy: means that decision- and the change their own making is delegated to separate segments as much as constitutions possible; Proportionality: basic standard of political the regional governments share of.
