Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents iii
3. Preface vii
4. Introduction
5. Theoretical And Comparative Perspectives
6. Segmented Pluralism: Ideological Cleavages and Political Cohesion in the Smaller European Democracies 33
7. Consociational Democracy 71
8. A Non-Competitive Pattern of Conflict Management in Liberal Democracies: The Case of Switzerland, Austria and Lebanon 90
9. The Principles of Majority and Proportionality 98
10. On Building Consociational Nations: The Cases of the Netherlands and Switzerland 107
11. Applications and Illustrations: Europe
12. The Netherlands: The Influence of Denominationalism on Social Life and Organizational Patterns 128
13. The Netherlands: The Rules of the Game 137
14. Austria: The Three Lager and the First Republic 150
15. Austria: The Legitimizing Role of Political Parties 157
16. Belgium: Conflict and Compromise 179
17. Switzerland: Geography of the Swiss Party System 207
18. Applications and Illustrations: Canada
19. Consociationalism and the Canadian Political System 238
20. Consociational Democracy and Canadian Federalism 262
21. The Province of Canada: The Emergence of Consociational Politics 269
22. The Federal Bargain: The Contractarian Basis of Confederation 275
23. Consociationalism at Provincial Level: The Erosion of Dualism in Manitoba, 1870-1890 288
24. Epilogue 300
25. Select Bibliography 303
26. Notes On Authors 309