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Lebanon confronts partition fears: has consociationalism benefitted minorities? / Kéchichian, Joseph A; Cortés, Francisco Salvador Barroso

Kéchichian, Joseph A	Journal Article
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Lebanese consociationalism has been under stress due to serious internal and external pressures. Though Lebanese regional and global leaders continue to pay lip service to Lebanon’s unity and uphold putative commitments to its sovereignty and territorial integrity, partition to resolve internal crises remains on the table. After a long and still unsettled civil war, absolute internal discord among citizens and, increasingly, the uprisings throughout the region, partition was and is once again openly discussed by many even if most camouflage it under the decentralization, federalism, or con-federalism schemes. The article underlines the inherent vulnerabilities of the Lebanese state and analyzes its deep fault lines raising a serious question about the future integrity of Lebanon.

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Minorities ; Partition ; Lebanon ; Hizballah ; Constitutional Crisis ; Consociationalism

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ID: 143070

Nepal and its constitutional crisis / Gadkari, Nitin P

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Nepal ; Constitutional Crisis

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ID: 154254

Party system in post-Soviet Russia: a case study of the party United Russia / Akela, Jay Chandra

Akela, Jay Chandra	Journal Article
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This article describes the principles and features of the party based political system in Russia and analyses the historical process that transformed the country from a single party polity within the Soviet Union into a multiparty democracy. It shows that the last decade of the twentieth century—marked by a proliferation of parties, a fragmentation of society, social decline and political paralysis—was succeeded from 2001 by the ongoing period of the concentration of power in the hegemonic party United Russia led by Vladimir Putin. This socially conservative but economically liberal and reformist party aims to build a middle class capable of supporting a stable democracy.

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Democracy ; Middle Class ; Russia ; Party System ; Constitutional Crisis ; Multiparty Democracy ;
Post Soviet Russia ; Historical Process ; Soviet Union ; Russian Communist Party

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ID: 112355

Political and constitutional transformation in Nepal: challenges and opportunities / Kumar, Chanchal

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2012.

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Political Parties ; Nepal ; Democratization ; Constitutional Crisis ; Constitutional Transformation ; Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) ;
Interim Constitution ; Indian Politics - 1921-1971

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ID: 157442

Recipe for secession / Allan, Laurence

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Democracy ; Spain ; Constitutional Crisis ; Catalonia ; Political Risk ; Economic Risk ;
External Risk ; Internal Security Risk

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ID: 066212

Too perfect union? why Europe sid "No" / Moravcsik, Andrew

Moravcsik, Andrew	Journal Article
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2005.

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European Union ; Constitutional Crisis

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