Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries (2nd edition)
Arend Lijphart — Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries (2nd edition) (2012)Arend Lijphart · 2012 · Book · Publisher's descriptionTheorySource 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.”
Evidence that supports
2Arend Lijphart's Dimensions of Democracy: Logical Connections and Institutional Design
Rein Taagepera — Arend Lijphart's Dimensions of Democracy: Logical Connections and Institutional Design (2003)Rein Taagepera · 2003 · Article · Abstract: the two dimensionsEvidence that contradicts
1The effects of negotiation democracy: A comparative analysis
Klaus Armingeon — The effects of negotiation democracy: A comparative analysis (2002)Klaus Armingeon · 2002 · Article · Abstract: consociational democracy not 'kinder, gentler'Context
"Effective" Number of Parties: A Measure with Application to West Europe
Status history
No earlier revisions.
Disputes
No disputes have been filed.