The Importance of Consociationalism for Twenty‐First Century Politics and Political Science
Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: Five decades after the term consociationalism made its debut in the comparative politics of divided societies, the huge body of international literature it has sparked continues to grow. In an era of populism and polarization, interest in the many facets of consociationalism is at an all‐time high. This introduction to the special issue of Half a Century of Consociationalism: Cases and Comparisons gives an impression of the contemporary state of the consociational research agenda. In addition, the introduction suggests some potentially rewarding new avenues, such as leadership studies, and cautions against the conflation of consociationalism and power sharing. It also voices some skepticism about the suggested promise of large N‐quantitative studies in a field still dominated by case‐based research. Overall, the introduction and the contributions to this special issue demonstrate the importance of consociationalism for twenty‐first century politics and political science – empirically, normatively, and prescriptively.
Source: Swiss Political Science Review
DOI: 10.1111/spsr.12384
Institutions: Central European University, Universität Innsbruck
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $2,000
OpenAlex ID: W2994749250