Consensus democracy
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Consensus democracy[1] is the application of consensus decision-making and supermajority to the process of legislation in a democracy. It is characterized by a decision-making structure that involves and takes into account as broad a range of opinions as possible, as opposed to majoritarian democracy systems where minority opinions can potentially be ignored by vote-winning majorities.[2] Constitutions typically require consensus or supermajority.[3]
A consensus government is a
popular initiatives correspond to consensus democracy.[4]
Examples
Consensus democracy is most closely embodied in certain countries such as
Poldermodel
.
Many parties in Lebanon call for applying consensus democracy, especially at times of crisis.
Consensus government chiefly arises in
See also
- Anticipatory democracy
- Bioregional democracy
- Coalition government
- Consensus decision-making
- Consensus voting – the modified Borda count (MBC)
- Consociationalism
- Democracy (varieties)
- Direct democracy
- Grassroots democracy
- Hung parliament
- List of politics-related topics
- Minoritarianism
- Open source governance
References
- ^ McGann, Anthony J., and Michael Latner. "The calculus of consensus democracy: Rethinking patterns of democracy without veto players." Comparative Political Studies 46.7 (2013): 823-850.
- ^ Kasuya, Yuko, and Benjamin Reilly. "The shift to consensus democracy and limits of institutional design in Asia." The Pacific Review 36.4 (2023): 844-870.
- ^ King, Brett W. "The Use of Supermajority Provisions in the Constitution: The Framers, The Federalist Papers and the Reinforcement of a Fundamental Principle." Seton Hall Const. LJ 8 (1997): 363.
- ^ Vatter, A. Consensus and direct democracy:Conceptual and empirical linkages. European Journal of Political Research 38, 171–192 (2000).
- ISBN 0-300-07893-5
- ISBN 978-0774842143.
External links
- Consensus Democracy: A New Approach to 21st Century Governance
- Metagovernment - Project using the wiki consensus model as a replacement for current governments.
- On Conflict and Consensus - A Handbook on Formal Consensus Decisionmaking.
- Consensus voting, the Modified Borda Count (MBC)