1. Görkem Ercan

2. Arend d’Angremond Lijphart
Born 17 August 1936 – Netherlands
 Dutch American (Dual)
 Fields : Political Science
 Known For : Patterns of Democracy
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3. Majoritarian vs Consensus
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Majoritarian : Majorities should govern,
minorities should oppose
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Consensus: tires to share, sperse and
restrain power in variety of ways

4. Ten Elements of Consensus
Democracy
1.) Executive power-sharing in broad
coalition cabinets
 2.) Executive-legislative balance of
power
 3.) Multiparty System
 4.) Proportional representation
 5.) Interest group corporation
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5. Ten Elements of Consensus
Democracy
6.) Federal and decentralized
government
 7.) Strong bicameralism
 8.) Constitutional rigidity
 9.) Judicial review
 10.) Central bank independence
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6. Germany
1.) Consensus – Executive powersharing in broad coalition cabinets
 2.) Majoratarian – Cabinet dominance
 3.) Consensus – Multiparty system
 4.) Consensus – Proportional
represenation
 5.) Consensus – Interest group
corperation
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7. Germany
6.) Consensus - Federal and
decentralized government
 7.) Consensus - Strong bicameralism
 8.) Consensus – Constitutional rigidity
 9.) Consensus – Judicial review
 10.) Consensus – Central bank
independence
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8. References
Lijphart, A. (2002). Patterns of democracy.
(2nd ed.). New Haven: Yale University
Press.

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