The power-sharing literature lacks a review that synthesizes its findings, despite spanning
over 50 years since Arend Lijphart published his seminal 1969 article 'Consociational …

This article engages with Meg Russell and Ruxandra Serban's (2021) argument that the
Westminster model is 'a concept stretched beyond repair'that deserves 'to be retired'. We …

The most prominent conceptualization of federalism is as a political organization combining
“self-rule” with “shared rule”. The abstractness that makes this formula so attractive has …

Names: Fong, Brian CH, editor.| Ichijo, Atsuko, 1967–editor. Title: The Routledge handbook
of comparative territorial autonomies/edited by Brian CH Fong and Atsuko Ichijo …

Scholars debate whether self‐rule is conducive to intrastate violence or peace. We argue
that to resolve this problem the entire institutional setup of the state must be taken into …

The inclusion of conflict parties in independent commissions through power-sharing has
been found to reduce the reoccurrence of conflict. Yet, the theoretical and empirical literature …

Research has identified several factors that impact the sustainability of post-conflict territorial
autonomy arrangements (TAA), including previous levels of violence, economic …

Full article: Special Issue Introduction: Consociationalism and the State: Lebanon and Iraq in
Comparative Perspective Skip to Main Content Taylor and Francis Online homepage Taylor …

The effects of formal constitutional amendment rules are still contested, yielding mixed and
inconsistent findings. The key issue lies in overlooking the broader institutional context in …

The consociational model of democracy is one of the most employed systems for managing
plural societies. In its corporate variant, it regulates political representation and participation …