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Consociational

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con·so·ci·a·tion  (kn-ssh-shn)
n.
1. Friendly or cooperative association, as between groups or organizations.
2. Ecology A subdivision of an association having one dominant species of plant.
3. A political arrangement in which various groups, such as ethnic or racial populations within a country or region, share power according to an agreed formula or mechanism.
con·soci·ation·al adj.
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Following on his investigation of these cases, Reilly argues that a centripetal, rather than consociational, institutional orientation is generally better able to mediate the destabilizing effects of social diversity in new democracies.
Democracy and Diversity: Political Engineering in the Asia-Pacific by Williams, Erin Elizabeth / Journal of East Asian Studies
This study particularly identifies five structural challenges as most relevant: (1) conflicting concepts of national identity, (2) the involvement in major regional and international conflicts, (3) the consociational political system, (4) an inequitable economic system, and (5) the patriarchal value system.
Walking the Line - Strategic Approaches to Peacebuilding in Lebanon by The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon)
In Lebanon, whose population is officially made up of 17 religious groups and whose political system is a consociational one based on these groups, it is often called C[pounds sterling]sectarianismC[yen].
Muddling along in Beirut by The Star (Amman, Jordan)
 
 
 
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