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TheorySource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0582 · as of 2026-10-27 · about: Majoritarian and consensus democracy · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team

“Lijphart mapped democracies on two dimensions, executives–parties and federal–unitary, and argued that consensus democracies are 'kinder, gentler' democracies than majoritarian ones; the second edition (2012) examines 36 democracies from 1945 to 2010.”

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"Effective" Number of Parties: A Measure with Application to West Europe

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