Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
This book evaluates the performance of consociational power-sharing arrangements in Europe by addressing two key questions: First, under what conditions do consociational arrangements come in and out of being? And second, how do consociational arrangements work in practice and how do they mediate potential deadlock between power-sharing partners? The volume assesses core aspects of power-sharing theory and practice through a collection of case studies drawn from across the European continent. Chapters cover those countries which were early adopters of consociationalism but which have since moved on to other institutional designs (the Netherlands, Austria), early adopters which continue to use consociational processes to manage their differences (Belgium, Switzerland, South Tyrol), and 'new wave' cases where consociationalism was adopted after violent internal conflict (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Northern Ireland). The book also examines cases of unresolved conflict and consider to what extent consociationalism can help mediate their ongoing divisions (Cyprus, Spain).
Synopsis
This book evaluates the performance of consociational power-sharing arrangements in Europe. Under what conditions do consociational arrangements come in and out of being? How do consociational arrangements work in practice? The volume assesses how consociationalism is adopted, how it functions, and how it reforms or ends. Chapters cover early adopters of consociationalism, including both those which moved on to other institutional designs (the Netherlands, Austria) as well as those that continue to use consociational processes to manage their differences (Belgium, Switzerland, South Tyrol). Also analysed are 'new wave' cases where consociationalism was adopted after violent internal conflict (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Northern Ireland) and cases of unresolved conflict where consociationalism may yet help mediate ongoing divisions (Cyprus, Spain).
Soeren Keil is Reader in Politics and International Relations, Canterbury Christ Church University, United Kingdom.
Allison McCulloch is Associate Professor in Political Science, Brandon University, Canada.
Synopsis
Chapter 1. Power-Sharing in Europe: From Adoptability to End-ability
Allison McCulloch
Chapter 2. Consociationalism in the Netherlands: Pillar Talk and Polder Politics
Matthijs Bogaards
Chapter 3. Power-Sharing in Austria: Consociationalism, Corporatism, and Federalism
Peter Bussjaeger and Mirella M. Johler
Chapter 4. The Politics of Compromise: Institutions and Actors of Power-Sharing in Switzerland
Sean Mueller
Chapter 5. Power-Sharing in Belgium: The Disintegrative Model
Patricia Popelier
Chapter 6. Power-Sharing and Party Politics in the Balkans
John Hulsey and Soeren Keil
Chapter 7. Towards Inclusive Power-Sharing in Northern Ireland: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Cera Murtagh
Chapter 8. South Tyrol's Model of Conflict Resolution: Territorial Autonomy and Power-Sharing
Elisabeth Alber
Chapter 9. A Consociational Compromise? Constitutional Evolution in Spain and Catalonia
Paul Anderson
Chapter 10. Why Has Cyprus Been a Consociational Cemetery?
John McGarry
Chapter 11. Conclusion
Soeren Keil and Allison McCulloch