Abstract
This article revisits the concept of semi-consociational democracy and distinguishes it from full consociationalism. Semi-consociationalism features just two of the characteristics of full consociationalism, proportionality and segmental autonomy, and exists without strong grand coalitions and veto powers. The case studies of prewar Lebanon and post-invasion Iraq demonstrate this new category of power sharing, which relies on three conditions: concentration of executive powers in the presidential office (prewar Lebanon) or premiership (post-invasion Iraq), communal hegemony in the system, and communal control over the armed forces. Full consociationalism then is mistakenly blamed for democratic failure in these two case studies.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 108-123 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | International Political Science Review |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 24 Oct 2019 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2020 |
Funding
I am thankful for the editors of the Special Issue, Allison McCulloch and Timofey Agarin. Both have provided critically important hints on the topic. I am grateful as well for five anonymous reviewers who did their best to improve the quality of this paper. The research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
Keywords
- armed forces
- consociationalism
- executive
- hegemony
- post-invasion Iraq
- Prewar Lebanon
- semi-consociationalism
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