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Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; Abbreviations; List of Tables; List of Boxes; Chapter 1 Introduction; References; Chapter 2 What Is Consociation?; Lijphart's Concept of Consociation; Grand Coalition; Segmental Autonomy; Proportionality; Veto Power; Does the System Promote Stability in Plural Societies?; References; Part I A Quantitative Assessment of Consociation; Chapter 3 The Plural Societies for Which Consociation Is Prescribed; References; Chapter 4 Empirically Depicting Consociation's Role; Part 1: Dependent Variable Representing the Goal of Stability
Part 2: Independent Variables Representing ConsociationSegmental Autonomy; Proportionality; Minority Veto Power; Part 3: Control Variables; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5 Quantitative Results; Describing the Data; Statistical Results; Multiple Regression Analyses; Scatterplots; Factor Analyses; Assessing the Value of These Quantitative Results; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6 Comparison of this Project's Quantitative Findings with Others' Evaluations of Consociation's Effects; Responses to Lijphart's Work in This Area: Is It Scientifically Falsifiable?
Critical Analyses of the Conditions Identified by Lijphart as Conducive to Consociation's SuccessPrevious Quantitative Evaluations of Concepts Related to Consociation; Conclusion; References; Part II A Qualitative Examination of Consociation's Role in Seven Cases; Chapter 7 Supposed Cases of Historical Success Experiencing Significant Instability: Canada and Belgium; Canada; Belgium; Conclusion; References; Chapter 8 Some of Consociation's Most Celebrated Successes: Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Austria; Switzerland; The Netherlands; Austria; Conclusion; References
Chapter 9 Newer Political Systems Yielding Valuable Insights Concerning Consociation: South Africa and Northern IrelandSouth Africa; Northern Ireland; Conclusion; References; Chapter 10 Conclusions: How Can Stability Be Achieved Most Efficiently in Plural Societies?; References; Appendix A: The Plural Cases-Comprising 88 Countries and 1593 Years of Experience; Appendix B: The Variables and Data; Appendix C: The Construction of the Dependent, Stability Variable; Bibliography; Index
Part 2: Independent Variables Representing ConsociationSegmental Autonomy; Proportionality; Minority Veto Power; Part 3: Control Variables; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5 Quantitative Results; Describing the Data; Statistical Results; Multiple Regression Analyses; Scatterplots; Factor Analyses; Assessing the Value of These Quantitative Results; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6 Comparison of this Project's Quantitative Findings with Others' Evaluations of Consociation's Effects; Responses to Lijphart's Work in This Area: Is It Scientifically Falsifiable?
Critical Analyses of the Conditions Identified by Lijphart as Conducive to Consociation's SuccessPrevious Quantitative Evaluations of Concepts Related to Consociation; Conclusion; References; Part II A Qualitative Examination of Consociation's Role in Seven Cases; Chapter 7 Supposed Cases of Historical Success Experiencing Significant Instability: Canada and Belgium; Canada; Belgium; Conclusion; References; Chapter 8 Some of Consociation's Most Celebrated Successes: Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Austria; Switzerland; The Netherlands; Austria; Conclusion; References
Chapter 9 Newer Political Systems Yielding Valuable Insights Concerning Consociation: South Africa and Northern IrelandSouth Africa; Northern Ireland; Conclusion; References; Chapter 10 Conclusions: How Can Stability Be Achieved Most Efficiently in Plural Societies?; References; Appendix A: The Plural Cases-Comprising 88 Countries and 1593 Years of Experience; Appendix B: The Variables and Data; Appendix C: The Construction of the Dependent, Stability Variable; Bibliography; Index