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Consociational Democracy and The Prospects of Agonistic Peace: A Mixed Method Study of the Effects of Lebanese Power-Sharing from 2006 to 2022

Spindler, Zacharias LU (2023) FKVK02 20231
Department of Political Science
Abstract
Abstract
The thesis highlights the need for a broader understanding of consociational democracy and its relationship with government immobilism and agonistic peace. Being a mixed study of the period 2006 to 2022, it suggests that the existing theory of consociational democracy, as proposed by Arend Lijphart (1969) overlooks the cyclical nature of these factors in Lebanon. The theis argues that government immobilism in Lebanon reinforces conflictual identities and the consociational political apparatus, thus calling for an expansion of Lijphart's theory to incorporate its cyclical aspects. Furthermore, the thesis suggests that understanding the effects of consociational democracy on agonistic peace is crucial. Government immobilism, which... (More)
Abstract
The thesis highlights the need for a broader understanding of consociational democracy and its relationship with government immobilism and agonistic peace. Being a mixed study of the period 2006 to 2022, it suggests that the existing theory of consociational democracy, as proposed by Arend Lijphart (1969) overlooks the cyclical nature of these factors in Lebanon. The theis argues that government immobilism in Lebanon reinforces conflictual identities and the consociational political apparatus, thus calling for an expansion of Lijphart's theory to incorporate its cyclical aspects. Furthermore, the thesis suggests that understanding the effects of consociational democracy on agonistic peace is crucial. Government immobilism, which can be perpetuated by the consociational democratic structure, hampers the attainment of thick recognition between parties and undermines institutional inclusion, which is a key component of agonistic peace theory. Furthermore, the thesis argues that consociational democracy, reliant on elite-level consensus making, limits anti-hegemonic discourse. (Less)
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author
Spindler, Zacharias LU
supervisor
organization
course
FKVK02 20231
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
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Key words: Consociational democracy, Lebanon, power-sharing, agonistic peace, government immobilism
language
English
id
9116981
date added to LUP
2023-08-27 17:17:35
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2023-08-27 17:17:35
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  abstract     = {{Abstract
The thesis highlights the need for a broader understanding of consociational democracy and its relationship with government immobilism and agonistic peace. Being a mixed study of the period 2006 to 2022, it suggests that the existing theory of consociational democracy, as proposed by Arend Lijphart (1969) overlooks the cyclical nature of these factors in Lebanon. The theis argues that government immobilism in Lebanon reinforces conflictual identities and the consociational political apparatus, thus calling for an expansion of Lijphart's theory to incorporate its cyclical aspects. Furthermore, the thesis suggests that understanding the effects of consociational democracy on agonistic peace is crucial. Government immobilism, which can be perpetuated by the consociational democratic structure, hampers the attainment of thick recognition between parties and undermines institutional inclusion, which is a key component of agonistic peace theory. Furthermore, the thesis argues that consociational democracy, reliant on elite-level consensus making, limits anti-hegemonic discourse.}},
  author       = {{Spindler, Zacharias}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Consociational Democracy and The Prospects of Agonistic Peace: A Mixed Method Study of the Effects of Lebanese Power-Sharing from 2006 to 2022}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}