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Majority rule versus democracy in deeply divided societies

Arend Lijphart · Politikon 4(2), 113–126 · 1977

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Arend Lijphart

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EstablishedLijphart described consociational democracy by four principles: grand coalition, mutual veto, proportionality, and segmental autonomy, offered as an alternative to majority rule in deeply divided societies.