The article‚ Constitutional Design for Divided Societies‚ by A. Lijphart suggests several recommendations of the constitutional design for countries with divided societies and other cleavages. The purpose of the author is to help to constitution writers to shape a good constitutional design in order to successfully establish and maintain democratic governments. In support of this purpose‚ the main point is focused on two key elements: group autonomy and power sharing as main required attributes of
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Lijphart THE PUZZLE OF INDIAN DEMOCRACY; A CONSOCIATIONAL INTERPRETATION -india is a DDS with arguably majoritarian democracy‚ but has all elements of consoc -argues most consoc 50s-60s‚ less so after‚ conincides with increased EV-related -John Stuart Mill; dem impossible in multiethnic‚ particularly multilingual countries -power sharing theory; dem possibly in DDS only if consoc (inc all 4 elements) -majoritarian (maj) winner takes all dem concentrates power in gov/party‚ disproport -consoc
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http://www.deped.gov.ph/cpanel/uploads/issuanceImg/DO%20No.%2035‚%20s.%202012.pdf http://www.deped.gov.ph/deped.asp?i=O The Classroom Discussion Model of Teaching (*Arends‚ 2001) The classroom discussion model of teaching involves giving students the opportunity to participate in structured small and large group conversations. The teacher‚ however‚ must specify the purpose for the discussion‚ establish the rules for conversational engagement‚ facilitate‚ and monitor the progress of the conversation
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many political scientists‚ starting from a doyen of Political Science - Arend Lijphart ( 1977)‚ Juan Linz‚ John McGarry and Brendan O’Lear. Arend Lijphart (1977) discusses its success in a study of Scandinavian countries-the Netherlands‚ Belgium‚ and Switzerland where he says it has helped to stabilize these small societies over the years. Certain scholars have however criticized the success of consociationalism. Arend Lijphart (1975) himself first applied the theory of consociationalism to Northern
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English Composition 2 SUNY Empire State College Final paper 16.5.2013 Compulsory Voting 1 Topic of the paper Democracy is built on freedom to vote and have your political say‚ but the majority of people in the world’s ‘greatest’ democracies never vote at all. Is compulsory participation in the political system the answer? Investigate countries which make voting compulsory – weigh the advantages and disadvantages – then argue for or against this policy. Abstract Compulsory
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How does the principle of ‘consensus’ manifest itself in the political system of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG)? In Arend Lijpharts Patterns of Democracy (1999‚ 34)‚ he describes the ‘consensus’ model of democracy as a model that tries to share‚ disperse‚ and restrain power as opposed to the Westminster-style majoritarian model‚ which aims to concentrate power in the hands of the majority. This essay will analyse the Federal Republic of Germany and aim to show to what extent the principle
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Established in the Palace of Westminster in London‚ the British government system is the first and most well-known example of the Westminster model. However‚ in 1987 Arend Lijphart has stated “New Zealand has a special status among the world’s democracies as the purest example of the Westminster model of government”. 23 years has passed and many changes have taken place during those time but despite all‚ the New Zealand government system in 2010 is still an example of the Westminster model though
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Nothern Ireland The agreement determined that the Executive Committee would be a power-sharing government‚ representing both unionists and nationalists. It would be based on the power-sharing‚ Consociational model of democracy. Arend Lijphart designed this model for societies emerging from‚ or with the potential for‚ conflict. The main consociational features of the Northern Ireland power-sharing model are: -cross-community power sharing at executive level‚ including the joint office of First
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Parties: Policy and Power. New York: Clarendon Press‚ 1992. Gould‚ Ron. Strengthening Democracy: A Parliamentary Perspective. New York: Dartmouth Publications‚ 1995. Judge‚ David. The Parliamentary State. New York: Sage Publications‚ 1993. Lijphart‚ Arend. Parliamentary Versus Presidential Government. New York: Oxford University Press‚ 1992. Patterson‚ Thomas E. The American Democracy. New York: McGraw-Hill College Division‚ 1998. Strum‚ P. Presidential Power and American Democracy. New York:
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Bibliography: * Carey‚ J.‚ (2005). Handbook of New Institutional Economics. Springer: Printed in New Zealand * Lijphart‚ A.‚ (1991). Constitutional Choices For New Democracies. Oxford: Oxford University Press * Linz‚ J.‚ (1999). Journal of Democracy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press * Verney‚ D.‚ (1979). The Analysis of Political Systems. London: Continuum
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